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North Carolina Court Of Appeals Offers Free Appellate CLE Courses

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Desperately searching for COVID-safe CLE hours? The North Carolina Court of Appeals is offering appellate continuing legal education courses until the end of February 2021. According to the Court’s press release, the...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Preparing the Physical Classroom for In-Person and Hybrid Learning

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By this point in late September, almost all higher education institutions have begun classes again, and the majority are exclusively online. Administrators have been constantly discussing practical steps and general...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Compliance News Flash – July 2020 #2

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash, which includes current news briefs relevant to background screening, immigration and data privacy, for the benefit and interest of our...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

DHS Reverses Restrictions on Foreign Students

On July 14, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), rescinded its July 6, 2020 policy prohibiting F-1 and M-1 students from remaining in the U.S. to...more

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DHS Reverses Course – International Students Allowed to Continue Studies and Employment in the U.S.

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In the wake of a court order, the Department of Homeland Security has rescinded its cobbled-together policy that threatened to keep foreign students out of U.S. schools that moved to online-only courses in the face of the...more

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Update on COVID-19 Immigration Restrictions for Schools and Universities

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When the COVID-19 crisis was declared a pandemic, schools throughout the United States at all levels developed distance learning plans that relied heavily, if not exclusively, on remote online learning. Due to the urgency of...more

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Online-Only Classes Make Staying in the U.S. Virtually Impossible for Foreign Students

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Our Labor & Employment Group examines the Trump Administration’s new rule to keep foreign students out of colleges and universities that have resorted to online-only fall semesters because of the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Fall Semester, Online Courses, and F-1 Students

F and M students attending schools operating entirely online during the fall 2020 semester may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States. ...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California DFEH Online Harassment Prevention Training for Non-Supervisors Now Available - and It's Free!

By January 1, 2021, California employers with five or more employees are required to have provided interactive harassment prevention training to all employees in California, both supervisory and non-supervisory. After...more

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FBI Warns of Teleconferencing and Online Classroom Hijacking

If you are among the many people turning to video-teleconferencing (VTC) to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to protect yourself from “Zoom-bombing” – the entrance of uninvited individuals into your VTC. ...more

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Higher Ed Has Special Reporting Procedures Regarding Its Foreign Students Due to COVID-19

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Recognizing that many higher education institutions are temporarily closing its campuses and switching to online classes, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have issued...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Online Learning During COVID-19: FERPA Considerations

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Consent Decree in BarBri Case Includes Compliance With WCAG Standards for Digital Content

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BarBri, Inc., a provider of review courses and materials for law school graduates preparing for the bar exam, earlier this month entered into a consent decree to resolve claims that its online and app-based content was not...more

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U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance to Protect Student Privacy Online

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Educational institutions face greater legal exposure given their increasing use of online educational services – and situations where they can both collect and disclose protected information. As a result, these institutions...more

Bennett Jones LLP

York University, Religious Accommodation, and the Absence of Bright Lines

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York University caused much controversy earlier this month by agreeing that a male student was not required to meet with female class members in connection with a group project. While the male student’s reason for the request...more

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Higher Education Highlights - Summer 2013

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Contents: - Clery Act Amendments May Impact Title IX Best Practices - Student Speech and Liability in MOOCs – a Brave New World - Assistance and Emotional Support Animals Are Just the Tip of the...more

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