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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 7, July 2024

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

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2024 Title IX Regulation Update, Part I: Grievance Procedures for Resolving Complaints of Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based...

This is part one of a series examining the most topical changes contained in the new Title IX regulations applicable to higher education released by the U.S. Department of Education on April 19, 2024. Changes applicable only...more

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Reeducating Educators on Discrimination Processes: the U.S. Department of Education Issues New Title IX Sex and Gender...

The final regulations amend § 34 C.F.R. 106.1, et seq. According to a statement from the Department announcing the final rule, “The unofficial version of the final regulations is available here. In addition, the Department...more

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[Ongoing Program] Athletics Compliance Update - June 22nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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Join our higher education team for a free webinar series in the month of June on important topics in higher education. Each webinar is presented by legal practitioners who regularly work with colleges and universities on the...more

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How Florida’s New Bathroom Law Will Impact Schools, Public Employers, and Businesses

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Florida lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that will make it a crime for individuals to use certain bathrooms that don’t align with their gender at birth, raising many questions for schools, public employers, and businesses...more

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[Webinar] Title IX 50th Anniversary Primer: Time to Sue? - June 23rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits gender discrimination by schools nationwide, including in intercollegiate athletics. But almost all colleges and universities in America are violating it. And history...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Potentially Expanding Scope of Title IX Protections

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On March 8, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order indicating it is the policy of the Biden administration “that all students should be guaranteed an educational environment free of from discrimination on the basis...more

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U.S. Federal Court of Appeals Confirms that Schools Must Provide Fair Process in School Disciplinary Proceedings—No Ifs, Ands, or...

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Key Takeaways: The Sixth Circuit’s Doe v. Oberlin College decision confirms that in college and university disciplinary cases, fair processes are not optional; they apply to everyone alike—whether the accused or the...more

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[Event] Title IX Investigator Training - April 30th, Dayton, OH

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Together with the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE), Bricker attorneys Josh Nolan, Melissa Carleton, Erin Butcher and Jessica Galanos will present an interactive one-day workshop highlighting the laws and...more

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[Event] Title IX Investigator Training - March 18th, Findlay, OH

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This condensed version of our two-day training workshop will use scenario materials (sent to participants to review in advance) as the basis for investigator training. We will discuss the current state of Title IX law,...more

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Beyond the Advancement Decision Itself: When Lack of Opportunities and Resources May Constitute Sex Discrimination

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Altha Cravey, a female geography professor, is suing the University of North Carolina and three administrators for gender discrimination and retaliation (for raising concerns of sex and racial discrimination). In part, her...more

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Office for Civil Rights Issues New Instructions on Transgender Student Complaints

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Changing course on complaints involving transgender students, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued new field instructions to its regional staff excluding discrimination claims based...more

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Making Bad Choices: Title IX, Title VII and Ludlow V. Northwestern University

A prior post considered the case of Ha v. Northwestern University, in which the plaintiff claimed that Northwestern had violated Title IX by insufficiently disciplining one of its professors, Peter Ludlow, despite concluding...more

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What employers need to know about transgender discrimination

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Recent developments in the area of transgender rights should put employers on notice that government agencies are serious about eliminating this type of discrimination. DOJ steps in to sue university in Oklahoma - ...more

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