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Deliberate Indifference, Revisited

Higher Education, Policies, Protocols, Sexual Misconduct • March 11, 2019

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Post-Trial Arguments Heard in Harvard Admissions Discrimination Case

Discrimination, Higher Education • February 22, 2019

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NCAA Convention Report

NCAA, Policies • February 21, 2019

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Massachusetts Proposes Enhanced Oversight of College Finances

Financial, Higher Education • February 19, 2019

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Paper It: How Documented Decision-Making Can Help an Institution Avoid the Risk of He Said/She Said Litigation

Discrimination • January 2, 2019

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“Regarded As” Theory Sacks University

Discrimination • December 18, 2018

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Proposed Title IX Regulations: 10 Changes That Colleges and Universities Need to Know

Harassment, Higher Education, Policies, Sexual Misconduct • December 13, 2018

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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