Colleges and universities around the country have been dealing with increasingly violent and contentious student protests in recent months. Many have had to deal with student, parent, faculty, donor, and public criticisms...more
5/10/2024
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The participation of transgender athletes in youth, interscholastic, and elite sport has long been a highly charged political issue domestically and internationally, with a vast range of different approaches to regulating...more
4/12/2023
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On June 23, 2022, the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education released its proposed amendments to its regulations implementing Title IX. As anticipated, the proposed amendments eliminate many of the new...more
On his first day in office, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation that foreshadowed Title IX’s protections against...more
As colleges and universities across the country deal with the challenges of remote learning and try to plan for the next academic year in the midst of the uncertainty created by the ongoing pandemic, they now need to add to...more