Welcome to our third issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025.
In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations:
- The...more
4/10/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
FERPA ,
Final Rules ,
NCAA ,
New Regulations ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Schools ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title II ,
Title IX ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Universities
Welcome to our second issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025.
In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations:
- the...more
3/12/2025
/ Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Students ,
Name and Likeness ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Research Funding ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Loans ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Welcome to our first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. If you are new to the publication, The Academic Advisor provides regular education law insights on topics of import for schools, colleges, and other...more
2/3/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Grants ,
Machine Learning ,
Mobile Devices ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Student Athletes ,
Technology Sector ,
Title IX ,
Trump Administration
Welcome to The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights.
With Fall Break behind us and the race to end-of-term underway, we highlight the following topics of import for schools,...more
11/1/2024
/ College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
LGBTQ ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Net Neutrality ,
Private Schools ,
Public Schools ,
Scholarships ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Loans ,
Universities
July 29, 2024 Welcome to the seventh issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights.
In this final summer edition, we look ahead to the new academic year and cover the following...more
7/30/2024
/ Admissions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
Machine Learning ,
NCAA ,
Race Discrimination ,
SAVE Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Technology ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Universities
Welcome to the sixth issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights.
For this mid-summer edition, we take a deeper look at the newest developments regarding the 2024 amendments to...more
7/3/2024
/ Athletes ,
Biden Administration ,
Board of Education ,
Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Federal Student Aid ,
Name and Likeness ,
New Legislation ,
OCR ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Universities
In this final edition of the year, we cover the following issues of import for educational institutions:
- CFPB scrutiny of college-sponsored financial products;
- Changes ahead for Title IV program participants and...more
12/20/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Equity ,
Internal Communications ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Privacy Laws ,
Race Discrimination ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Loans ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Title IV ,
Title IX ,
Universities
The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges -
Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more
11/8/2023
/ Accreditation ,
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Education ,
Disability ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Financial Aid ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Free Speech ,
Harassment ,
Information Technology ,
Name and Likeness ,
New Legislation ,
North Carolina ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Protests ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
Student Athletes ,
Students ,
Surveillance ,
Teachers ,
Technology ,
Universities
U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in Unaccredited Programs -
“The settlement agreements include the payment of liabilities for all five...more
10/2/2023
/ Colleges ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Student Aid ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Research Funding ,
School Districts ,
Students ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Universities
Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools -
On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect. This new law requires covered...more
8/3/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Duty to Accommodate ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hackers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
School Districts ,
Sports ,
Sports Injuries ,
Student Loans ,
Title IX ,
Undue Hardship ,
Universities
Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in Harvard, UNC Admissions in Blow to Diversity Efforts -
"In one of its most closely watched cases this year, the court ruled along ideological lines that the way the schools approached race...more
7/5/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Alston v NCAA ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Borrowers ,
Bots ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation ,
COPPA ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FERPA ,
Florida ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
IDEA ,
Mental Health ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Privacy Laws ,
Race Discrimination ,
Repayment Options ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
SRO ,
Student Loans ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Technology ,
Title IX ,
Title VI ,
Title VII ,
Universities
Department of Education’s New Guidance on Personal Liability Requirements Leaves Uncertainty for Institutions -
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) released guidance related to the instances in which...more
3/24/2023
/ Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Florida ,
Gun Laws ,
Gun Permits ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Pennsylvania ,
Personal Liability ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Legislatures ,
Student Loans ,
Title IV ,
Universities ,
Virginia