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OCR Issues FAQs for Schools About Avoiding Racial Preferences Under Title VI

After giving educational institutions two weeks to comply with the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), on February 28, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued Frequently Asked Questions About Racial...more

Trump Bans Transgender Women Athletes from Participating in Athletics

In the latest slew of executive orders affecting educational institutions, on February 5, 2025, President Trump signed an order titled, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” This order states, “it is the policy of the United...more

Recent Executive Orders and Dear Colleague Letter Affecting Educational Institutions

In the two weeks since President Trump took office, he has issued numerous orders, many of which affect educational institutions. The following summarizes the most recent executive orders and directives affecting our...more

Higher Ed DEI Practices to Be Reviewed Under President’s New Executive Order

President Trump issued an executive order on January 21, 2025 that, among other things, revokes Executive Order 11246, ending the long-standing practice of requiring federal government contractors to take and report on...more

What Should Educational Institutions Do Next for Title IX Now That Biden’s Final Rule Was Blocked by a Federal Judge?

On January 9, 2025, the Biden administration’s Title IX Final Rule was struck down by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, which declared the regulations unconstitutional for all schools nationwide....more

U.S. Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Final Title IX Regulations

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education issued its updated final regulations enforcing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., which will govern sex discrimination...more

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