S.O.S. Strategies for Operation Special Education – Supporting the Behavior Needs of Students with Disabilities
Mediation Matters: Where Preparation Meets Resolution
Staffing Shortages – The “Why” and Strategies to Address Them
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A Year After the February 14, 2025 USDOE Dear Colleague Letter and Title VI Coordinator Best Practice Issues
Student Athletes or Employees? The Constantly Changing State of Play
Strategic Planning: Making NC Public Schools the Best in the Nation for ALL Students
Four Legal Trends Impacting Higher Education Institutions
Hot Topics in International Trade Catching Up With Adrienne Braumiller, Managing Partner Braumiller Law Group
Beyond the Deals: Student-Athlete Identity, Development, and NIL With 42U's Stephen Bienko — Highway to NIL Podcast
Constangy Webinar - Managing Employee Social Media Activity in Florida's Public Sector: Risks, Rights, and Practical Strategies
Investing in Resilience: How Extreme Weather is Reshaping Infrastructure Investment and Risk
JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup - Episode 6: Higher Education
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A Changing Campus Landscape: What Universities Need to Know
How AI and a Global Pandemic led to a $175M Investment: Ardis Kadiu’s Element451 Story
Executive Order Breakdown: President Trump's Vision for College Sports and NIL Reform — Highway to NIL Podcast
CSC Guidance Unveiled: NIL Enforcement and Implications for Collectives — Highway to NIL Podcast
Solicitors General Insights: The Tale of Two Washingtons — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
The NCAA's Recent Q&A Document: Clues on What NIL Enforcement Will Look Like Post-House — Highway to NIL Podcast
WIOA Reauthorization Introduced House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced “A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026” (ASWA), which would reauthorize and modernize the Workforce...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated new, proactive civil-rights investigations into the admissions practices of certain medical schools, marking a significant expansion of federal oversight into graduate and...more
As an international student-athlete from Germany, I developed a unique perspective on how university culture and size shape student experience. I was first introduced to Title IX as an undergraduate athlete, where I initially...more
On April 3, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports,” (Order), marking the most significant federal intervention in collegiate athletics to date. The Order builds...more
Public entities, including public colleges and universities, face near‑term obligations to address and update accessibility standards for all digital materials and web content, including websites, mobile applications and...more
Last year, higher education institutions were met with executive orders, a "Dear Colleague" letter, state and local legislation, and agency guidance that impacted their efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion...more
On April 3, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports” — the administration’s second effort to implement a national framework for name, image and likeness...more
The April 3, 2026 executive order Urgent National Action to Save College Sports marks a significant escalation in federal involvement in intercollegiate athletics, moving beyond prior policy guidance to an enforcement-driven...more
The expansion of name, image and likeness (NIL) rights has created substantial challenges for universities nationwide. In November 2025, the College Sports Commission (CSC) unveiled what it hoped would be a comprehensive...more
Welcome to our April 2026 issue of The Academic Advisor -- our education law insights e-newsletter. While spring semester/term is winding down and summer planning is already underway, the pace of legal change for the...more
Antitrust scrutiny of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has a long history, rooted in tensions between the organization’s role as a regulator of college sports and the requirements of U.S. competition law....more
On April 3, 2026, United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order and corresponding fact sheet titled “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports,” outlining a plan with the stated intent of “preserv[ing]...more
Spring 2026 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Spring 2026 Title...more
Join us for an enlightening webinar on the legal history of Title IX. Discover how Title IX has shaped gender equality in education, from its inception in 1972 to its ongoing influence today. We'll discuss key legal cases and...more
Contract season brings a predictable set of questions for Virginia school divisions: which employees are entitled to a written contract, which type of contract applies, and which deadlines govern nonrenewal or reassignment....more
On April 3, 2026, the White House released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President’s Budget Request (PBR) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. The request proposes a 10 percent reduction in nondefense discretionary...more
On April 3, the President issued a detailed Executive Order (EO), titled Urgent National Action to Save College Sports. The EO reinforces rules addressing institutional and third-party NIL, eligibility, and the transfer...more
On April 3, the President issued a new executive order about college sports, Urgent National Action to Save College Sports (“College Sports EO,” “the Order,” or “EO”) (Apr. 3, 2026), and an accompanying Fact Sheet. In short,...more
Beginning July 1, 2026, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will sharply curtail federal borrowing options for graduate and professional students—pushing private lending, and the compliance obligations that come with it,...more
Higher education institutions often benefit when they commercialize innovation and protect patent rights. However, unexpected business arrangements, institutional delays, and predetermined assumptions can frustrate these...more
Federal contractors and subcontractors have faced a year of changing expectations, making compliance with affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws challenging and unpredictable. From the recission of Executive...more
Two reports issued in the past week illuminate the explosive growth in the use of tax increment financing (TIF) districts throughout Illinois and how those TIF districts are affecting the property tax burden for local...more
On April 3, 2026, President Trump signed “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports,” his most comprehensive executive order on college athletics to date. The Order calls on the NCAA to establish transfer restrictions,...more
On Friday, April 3, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Trump administration from requiring public colleges and universities in 17 states to submit seven years’ worth of...more
On April 3, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order titled "Urgent National Action to Save College Sports," representing the federal government's most direct intervention yet into the governance of collegiate...more