Mintz - Education and Nonprofits Viewpoints

As an update to our recent post, the Massachusetts Senate took action on several important pieces of legislation that relate to higher education institutions and their students. Below is a brief summary of the activity that…more

Community Colleges, Higher Education Act, New Legislation, Student Loans

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R. Neal Martin

Fostering Financial Aid Literacy in Students: H.R. 3179

This is the sixth and final installment in a series examining five bipartisan bills advanced by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 22, 2016 and approved by the full House of Representatives on July 11,…more

Bipartisan Agreement, Congressional Budget Office, Department of Education, Financial Aid, Higher Education Act

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Mathilda McGee-Tubb

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas

On June 23, 2016, in its second time hearing Fisher v. University of Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the affirmative action admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin. The Court held that the program is lawful…more

Affirmative Action, College Admissions, Compelling Governmental Interest, Diversity, Equal Protection

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Samuel Tony Starr

Educational Institutions Targeted in Fraudulent Payment Requests

Educational institutions should be aware of fraudulent request for payments from vendors. The FBI Boston Division identified three incidents over the past month where perpetrators submitted fraudulent transfer authorization…more

Construction Industry, Educational Institutions, FBI, Fraud, Hackers

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Tyrone Thomas

More Money, More Problems? – The Rise of Compensation and Expectations for College Coaches (Employment Matters)

This is the second installment of a series regarding legal issues affecting college athletics that Employment Matters will run during this year’s NCAA basketball tournament. It is no secret that the salaries of coaches of…more

Basketball, Coaches, College Athletes, Employment Contract, IRS

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