Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Developments Affecting Student Loan Origination and Servicing
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Responding to Borrower Defense to Repayment Applications
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan and its Potential Legal Repercussions
A Deep Dive into the Debate Over Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to Title IX
New Title IX Regulations: A Seismic Shift During a Pandemic (Webinar Recording)
Investigating Sexual Misconduct in High Education: Potential Pitfalls During Title IX Investigations and How to Avoid Them
Congressman: My Plan Would Reduce Student Loan Defaults: Video
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
Welcome to the sixth issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. For this mid-summer edition, we take a deeper look at the newest developments regarding the 2024 amendments to...more
Our initial thoughts on the Biden Executive Order first appeared on WilmerHale’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Blog the day that the Executive Order was released. On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued its...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an expansive Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to establish standards for AI technology to...more
The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges - Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more
U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in Unaccredited Programs - “The settlement agreements include the payment of liabilities for all five...more
Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools - On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect. This new law requires covered...more
On February 9, 2023, the Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid (“FSA”) issued an electronic notice regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule amending the Standards for Safeguarding Customer...more
A reminder to non-bank financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA): the deadline to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) revised Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, commonly...more
A threshold consideration for businesses trying to understand the actors that enforce U.S. consumer privacy laws is an analysis of which laws apply to that business. This is because U.S. consumer privacy laws exist as a...more
On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) published Electronic Announcement General-23-09 (EA) summarizing updated requirements of the “Safeguards Rule” as adopted by the Federal Trade Commission...more
In addition to new guidance on third-party servicers, the U.S. Department of Education clarified its expectations for higher education institutions’ compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Cybersecurity Requirements...more
On February 9, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released an announcement about updates that postsecondary institutions must make to their cybersecurity and data protection policies in order to comply with the Federal...more
Welcome to our 6th edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. In this issue, we look at a variety of topics, including a recent federal court challenge to employment options for F-1...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Congress is in recess this week. Both the House and Senate will return to Washington next Monday, November 14th....more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. While both chambers have a number of items scheduled for action, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the US...more
As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents the world of higher education with an unprecedented set of challenges that will likely persist for years to come. During the pandemic and beyond, colleges and universities will be...more
Amidst multiple investigations into the privacy and security practices at Zoom Video Communications (“Zoom”), New York Attorney General Letitia James recently announced a settlement agreement with Zoom after the failings of...more
This is the third alert in a series of Bradley installments on privacy and cybersecurity issues that may arise during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This installment focuses on privacy concerns related to schools and...more
On February 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an electronic announcement regarding its enforcement of cybersecurity requirements under the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). As described in more detail below,...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Recess. Both the House and Senate are in recess this week....more
As discussed in a previous DBR on Data post, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) in recent years has repeatedly emphasized the importance of higher education institutions taking all appropriate measures to secure and...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress Returns. Both the House and Senate return this week from the August recess period....more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Partial Government Shutdown Grinds into 5th Week: The effects of the partial shutdown continue to grow in Washington and elsewhere with Federal contractors and civil servants...more