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[Virtual Event] Time with IX: Political Climate and First Amendment Rights - August 15th, 3:00 pm ET

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Join ATIXA’s Member-led DEIB Community of Practice for a crucial conversation on Political Climate and First Amendment Rights. This discussion is both timely and essential for Title IX teams across the nation as they navigate...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 2, 2022

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Welcome to our second edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. We hope you enjoyed our first issue and found it helpful. Our aim is to support the work that you do by bringing...more

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Congressional and Enforcement Priorities Related to Higher Education Issues

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Colleges, universities, and their federally funded research centers must navigate a range of evolving legal challenges associated with changing technologies, increased frequency of cyberattacks, global expansions, and more....more

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Disciplining Faculty in a Public Higher Education Setting: Growing Number of Jurisdictions Recognize “Academic Exception”

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Can a public university discipline a professor for refusing to address a student by the student’s preferred pronoun? If so, can the professor defend his conduct by alleging his religious beliefs prohibit him from recognizing...more

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Key Court Decisions Address Issues Concerning the Application of Title IX

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Professor’s Classroom Speech Deemed Protected - In a case involving questions regarding the application of Title IX to classroom instruction, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reasoned that a university’s gender-identity...more

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[Webinar] Things to Remember Before the End of 2020 (Higher Education) - December 1st, 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EST

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CARES Act, Executive Orders, and the Impact of a New Administration on Department of Education Rules and Guidance - Join Bricker higher education attorneys for a post-Thanksgiving webinar, where we will discuss the...more

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Can an Online Threat Trigger the Need for An Emergency Removal Under Title IX?

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It’s unlikely that online threats could be immediate threats to physical health or safety, unless the threatening individual is in close physical proximity to those being threatened, or the threat is pretty detailed and...more

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Education Department Issues Final Rule Focusing on Free Speech on Campus and Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Institutions

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On September 9, 2020, after receiving more than 17,000 public comments to its notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPRM”), the United States Department of Education (the “Department”) published the Religious Liberty and Free...more

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Department of Education Final Rule Covers Four Key Areas

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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a final rule ("Final Rule") meant to clarify policies regarding freedom of speech, academic freedom, and Title IX exemptions. The Final Rule does four things: 1....more

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Higher Education Highlights Summer 2019

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Esports - Electronic sports (esports), also known as competitive video and computer gaming, continues to boom in popularity. Esports is a spectator-driven phenomenon: some reports estimate the global esports audience will...more

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Department of Education Sued in Connection with Recently Issued Q&A on Campus Sexual Misconduct

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• An equal rights group and three individual plaintiffs have filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court in Boston against the Department of Education (ED) and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The complaint alleges that the...more

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