In a 10-day span at the end of June, major developments took hold on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) that could have life-changing effects on its student-athletes.
First, on June 21, 2021, the United...more
In what might finally be the last chapter of a University of Oregon professor’s pay equity battle, the University and the now-retired professor, Jennifer Freyd, have settled Freyd’s case, with the University set to make a...more
8/31/2021
/ Disparate Impact ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Professors ,
Settlement ,
Title VII ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour
As colleges and universities continue to face tough decisions regarding how to deliver their academic offerings to students – full return to campus, 100% remote learning, or a hybrid method – many also struggle with the...more
The Coronavirus Pandemic sent colleges and universities scrambling to make decisions regarding how to deliver their academic offerings to students, with some welcoming students back to campus this fall, some transitioning to...more
In early August, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors issued requirements for fall sports, simultaneously directing its member schools and conferences to meet these requirements in order to...more
Altha Cravey, a female geography professor, is suing the University of North Carolina and three administrators for gender discrimination and retaliation (for raising concerns of sex and racial discrimination). In part, her...more
10/26/2018
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Colleges ,
Equal Opportunities ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Job Promotions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Professors ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Teachers ,
Universities
In 2004, then-University of New England President Sandra Featherman authored a piece for NEJHE (then called Connection) headlined “Emotional Rescue” and focusing on how a new generation of troubled college students was...more