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A legal blog written for administrators, HR professionals, in-house counsel, and deans at colleges and universities

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Race-Conscious Student Selection Policies Continue to Garner Legal Scrutiny

Discrimination, Higher Education • November 29, 2018

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USCIS Strengthens Reentry Bars for International Students

Higher Education • November 20, 2018

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When Race Meets Sex: Can Employment Decisions Regarding Sexual Misconduct Give Rise to Discrimination Claims?

Discrimination, Employment, Higher Education, Workplace • November 12, 2018

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Court Strikes Down DOE’s Efforts to Block Its Own Regulations From Taking Effect

Financial, Higher Education • October 29, 2018

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It’s Final: Colleges Now Must Report Sexual Harassment to National Science Foundation

Harassment, Higher Education, Sexual Misconduct • October 22, 2018

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Lawsuit Filed Following NYU Title IX Investigation In Ronell-Reitman Case

Harassment, Higher Education, Sexual Misconduct • September 28, 2018

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Proponents Continue Push for Bill to Address Campus Sexual Assault

Higher Education, Policies, Protocols, Sexual Misconduct • September 10, 2018

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Defamation in the #MeToo Era

Employment, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Workplace • August 22, 2018

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First Circuit Rules That Title IX Does Not Cover Claim by Non-Student

Higher Education, Policies, Sexual Misconduct • August 14, 2018

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Worcester Business Journal quotes Bob Young in “Weed & the Workplace”

Employment, Policies, Workplace • August 7, 2018

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New York Fights Workplace Sexual Harassment – Does Massachusetts Stack Up?

Employment, Harassment, Policies, Sexual Misconduct, Workplace • May 8, 2018

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Court Finds Colleges Must Protect Students from Danger

Higher Education, Policies, Protocols, Safety • April 13, 2018