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Supreme Court Allows West Point to Continue to Use Race in Admissions (For Now)

Affirmative Action, College Admissions • February 6, 2024

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MCAD Announces Draft of Updated Harassment Guidelines and Seeks Public Comment

Discrimination, Harassment • February 1, 2024

Meaghan Borys

Title IX Specialist Meaghan Borys Joins Bowditch’s Higher Education Group

News • January 29, 2024

Brigid Harrington

Brigid Harrington Quoted in “Will the Feds Strip Colleges’ Funds Over Anti-Jewish, Muslim Bias?” in Inside Higher Ed

Antisemitism, Civil Rights • November 20, 2023

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In the Wake of Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, Department of Education Warns Colleges to Address Ancestry-Based Discrimination on Campus

Discrimination • November 13, 2023

Brigid Harrington

Brigid Harrington Quoted in “Christian Hillsdale College failed students who reported sexual violence, lawsuit alleges” in USA Today

Higher Education, Title IX • October 30, 2023

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Changes to MA PFML – “Topping Off” and New 2024 Benefit Rates

Employee Benefits, Paid Leave • October 19, 2023

Brigid Harrington

Brigid Harrington Quoted in “How will the U. decide if gymnastics coach Tom Farden crossed the line?” in The Salt Lake Tribune

College Athletics, Internal Investigations • October 10, 2023

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Department of Education Notification of Borrower Defense Claims

Student Loans • October 5, 2023

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC Releases Proposed Guidance on Workplace Harassment

Harassment • October 4, 2023

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Rhode Island Employers Take Note – New Penalties for Wage & Hour Violations Begin January 1, 2024

Wage and Hour • October 3, 2023

Brigid Harrington

Brigid Harrington Named to National Association of College and University Attorneys’ Committee on Virtual Programming

Higher Education, News • September 26, 2023