Executive Order Breakdown: President Trump's Vision for College Sports and NIL Reform — Highway to NIL Podcast
Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition
Rescission of DOE Guidance — Highway to NIL Podcast
DOE Guidance and DOJ Statement of Interest — Highway to NIL Podcast
Title IX — Highway to NIL Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Developments Affecting Student Loan Origination and Servicing
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Responding to Borrower Defense to Repayment Applications
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan and its Potential Legal Repercussions
A Deep Dive into the Debate Over Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to Title IX
New Title IX Regulations: A Seismic Shift During a Pandemic (Webinar Recording)
Investigating Sexual Misconduct in High Education: Potential Pitfalls During Title IX Investigations and How to Avoid Them
Congressman: My Plan Would Reduce Student Loan Defaults: Video
On January 9, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) published an overview examining the history and legislative evolution of federal student loan origination fees. The article provided that the U.S. Secretary of Education...more
On January 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) confirmed in an Electronic Announcement that the new Section 117 portal is now live. The launch date is consistent with ED's earlier announcements regarding the new...more
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) provides parents and eligible students the right to request changes to their education records. FERPA applies to all schools that receive federal funds. Private and...more
BLOG OVERVIEW: The Department of Education's new Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) requires four-year colleges and universities to report seven years of detailed student-level admissions data through the...more
As the civil rights landscape evolves, many Title IX Coordinators now oversee broader areas of compliance, including Title VI (race, color, or national origin), Title VII (employment discrimination), Section 504 and the ADA...more
Holiday-season anti-harassment trainings can backfire. A recent Second Circuit (which covers New York, Vermont and Connecticut) decision underscores that when workplace training content crosses the line into essentialist,...more
If you’ve ever had a parent or visitor arrive at your school event with a dog, you’ve probably found yourself asking: What are my legal responsibilities? What questions am I allowed to ask? How do I balance access, safety,...more
While the 2025 calendar year was winding down, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) quietly announced that they had received approval for the added IPEDS data collection, Admissions and Consumer Transparency...more
In the wake of a Dec. 2, 2025, analysis by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of race-based programs awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), educational institutions receiving or administering federal education...more
After a year of significant upheaval for higher education institutions, additional changes are on the horizon in 2026. The most recent Unified Agenda, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and other developments mean additional...more
Key Takeaways: President Trump made higher education a focus of his second term, and his administration has targeted colleges and universities in various spaces, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Title VI, Title...more
California has become the first state in the U.S. to legally define “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) and to begin phasing them out of K-12 schools. Under Assembly Bill 1264 (AB 1264), also known as the Real Food, Healthy Kids...more
On December 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) to eliminate disparate-impact liability. DOJ published...more
Pennsylvania Expands School Notification Requirements for Weapons Incidents - Last month, Governor Shapiro signed Act No. 2025-44, which amends Pennsylvania’s School Code. Specifically, the new law requires Pennsylvania...more
The Dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education Continues - The Trump Administration is continuing its efforts to shutter the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) by delegating the responsibility of administering several...more
On December 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an Electronic Announcement informing institutions that a new portal will be launched in advance of the next Section 117 reporting deadline. ED will offer a...more
According to a December 8 Electronic Announcement, students completing the FAFSA will now see a new disclosure flagging an institution as “lower earning” when that institution’s undergraduate completers’ median earnings are...more
Fairfax Cty. Sch. Bd. v. McMahon, Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-1432, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179299, at *5 (E.D. Va. Sep. 5, 2025). District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia declines to rule on the merits of a school...more
On November 18, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it will reassign some of the Department of Education’s key programs, including those involving K-12 education, to the Department of Labor. As described by the...more
Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary is your resource for legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. This installment covers updates related to Gainful Employment, the...more
The Trump administration is placing increased emphasis on oversight of foreign gifts, contracts and connections with colleges and universities in the United States. Newly announced reporting mechanisms and statutory changes...more
On November 18, the US Department of Education announced six new agency partnerships that shift core programs and responsibilities away from the USDOE for the stated purpose of “breaking up federal bureaucracy” and returning...more
As public school districts approach the end of the fiscal year, the financial strain on special education programs is impossible to ignore. Across the country, administrators are sounding the alarm that a decrease in...more
Here are the top 10 items you should tackle in December 2025, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance issues…...more
On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) announced six new interagency agreements (“IAAs”) designed to reassign responsibilities traditionally vested with ED to four other federal agencies. ...more