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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 7, July 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/30/2024

July 29, 2024 Welcome to the seventh issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. In this final summer edition, we look ahead to the new academic year and cover the following...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, June 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/3/2024

Welcome to the sixth issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. For this mid-summer edition, we take a deeper look at the newest developments regarding the 2024 amendments to...more

President Biden’s Executive Order Sets Ambitious Agenda for AI Development and Use

WilmerHale on 11/13/2023

Our initial thoughts on the Biden Executive Order first appeared on WilmerHale’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Blog the day that the Executive Order was released. On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued its...more

POTUS Issues Expansive Executive Order on AI, Calling for All Hands On Deck

ArentFox Schiff on 11/8/2023

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an expansive Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to establish standards for AI technology to...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 9, November 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/8/2023

The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges - Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 8, October 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/2/2023

U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in Unaccredited Programs - “The settlement agreements include the payment of liabilities for all five...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 7, August 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/3/2023

Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools - On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect. This new law requires covered...more

Update on GLBA Safeguards Rule in Higher Education

BakerHostetler on 6/2/2023

On February 9, 2023, the Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid (“FSA”) issued an electronic notice regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule amending the Standards for Safeguarding Customer...more

REMINDER: Compliance Deadline for FTC's GLBA Safeguards Rule Is Around the Corner

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/19/2023

A reminder to non-bank financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA): the deadline to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) revised Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, commonly...more

Enforcement of U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 1: Federal Agency Enforcement

Pierce Atwood LLP on 4/26/2023

A threshold consideration for businesses trying to understand the actors that enforce U.S. consumer privacy laws is an analysis of which laws apply to that business. This is because U.S. consumer privacy laws exist as a...more

U.S. Department of Education Announces Updated Data Security Expectation for Postsecondary Institutions

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/31/2023

On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) published Electronic Announcement General-23-09 (EA) summarizing updated requirements of the “Safeguards Rule” as adopted by the Federal Trade Commission...more

ED Clarifies College/University Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Compliance

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/28/2023

In addition to new guidance on third-party servicers, the U.S. Department of Education clarified its expectations for higher education institutions’ compliance with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Cybersecurity Requirements...more

Department of Education Announces Required Cybersecurity Updates for Postsecondary Institutions to Comply with the Safeguards Rule

Troutman Pepper on 2/28/2023

On February 9, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released an announcement about updates that postsecondary institutions must make to their cybersecurity and data protection policies in order to comply with the Federal...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, 2022

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/21/2022

Welcome to our 6th edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. In this issue, we look at a variety of topics, including a recent federal court challenge to employment options for F-1...more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 42

Clark Hill PLC on 11/7/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Congress is in recess this week. Both the House and Senate will return to Washington next Monday, November 14th....more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 8

Clark Hill PLC on 2/28/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. While both chambers have a number of items scheduled for action, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the US...more

Financial Services Report - Summer 2021

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/9/2021

As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more

A Guide to Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis for Institutions of Higher Education

Jones Day on 5/15/2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents the world of higher education with an unprecedented set of challenges that will likely persist for years to come. During the pandemic and beyond, colleges and universities will be...more

Zoom to Implement New Security Measures in Deal with NY Attorney General

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 5/13/2020

Amidst multiple investigations into the privacy and security practices at Zoom Video Communications (“Zoom”), New York Attorney General Letitia James recently announced a settlement agreement with Zoom after the failings of...more

Online Learning During COVID-19: FERPA Considerations

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/29/2020

This is the third alert in a series of Bradley installments on privacy and cybersecurity issues that may arise during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This installment focuses on privacy concerns related to schools and...more

U.S. Department of Education Ramps Up Enforcement of Cybersecurity Requirements Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/17/2020

On February 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an electronic announcement regarding its enforcement of cybersecurity requirements under the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). As described in more detail below,...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 4, Issue 7

Clark Hill PLC on 2/18/2020

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Recess. Both the House and Senate are in recess this week....more

ED Requires Higher Education Audits to Review GLBA Data Security Compliance

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/20/2019

As discussed in a previous DBR on Data post, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) in recent years has repeatedly emphasized the importance of higher education institutions taking all appropriate measures to secure and...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 33

Clark Hill PLC on 9/10/2019

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress Returns. Both the House and Senate return this week from the August recess period....more

Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 4

Clark Hill PLC on 1/23/2019

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Partial Government Shutdown Grinds into 5th Week: The effects of the partial shutdown continue to grow in Washington and elsewhere with Federal contractors and civil servants...more

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