Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Labor, Employment, and Benefits
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House Final Settlement Hearing: Key Insights and Future Implications for NIL — Highway to NIL Podcast
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Episode 120: Tim Cecere, President of St. Francis College in Brooklyn – Marketing and Advertising
Rescission of DOE Guidance — Highway to NIL Podcast
The Labor Law Insider: Student Athletes as Employees – Changes and Updates on the Dartmouth Case, NIL Litigation
DOE Guidance and DOJ Statement of Interest — Highway to NIL Podcast
NIL News: End of Year Roundup — Highway to NIL Podcast
AGG Talks: Women in Tech Law Podcast - Episode 5: How the Tech Industry Can Monitor Regulatory Changes Under the Trump Administration
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False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 5: What the End of Agency Deference Means for the Healthcare Industry
Examining the New NCAA Transfer Rules and Tampering - Highway to NIL Podcast
A recent executive order attacks DEI accreditation standards as courts block enforcement of the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter on race. On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14279 (EO)...more
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When PowerSchool announced in January that it fell victim to a massive data breach at the end of 2024, it assured the thousands of schools and over 50 million students who use the education software that the matter had been...more
As a part of the new administration’s broader effort to add regulatory requirements and scrutiny to institutions of higher education, on April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Transparency Regarding...more
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Local Bill Shutdown With the session nearing its end, tensions between the House and Senate have stalled numerous local bills. Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton filibustered local legislation in protest over the House’s...more
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This episode is part of our “Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation” series, where we discuss trends in higher education consolidation and closures, and outline common characteristics of at-risk...more
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