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 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance (Electronic Announcement (GEN) 26-04) explaining that it will limit its enforcement of the regulatory provision that requires controlling entities to...more
We are pleased to share the new 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. ...more
On Jan. 16, 2026, Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced that it will no longer enforce a rule requiring ownership entities, including corporations and limited liability companies, to sign a Program Participation Agreement (PPA)...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
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
While the 2024 Title IX regulations, in their short lifespan, had specific provisions about the role of members of the IEP team in determining supportive measures and other aspects of the process, the reinstatement of the...more
The US Department of Education (Education) published final regulations on October 31, 2025, implementing the March 7 executive order “Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness,” which directed Education to propose revisions...more
On November 3, a coalition of 22 state attorneys general announced a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Education. The suit seeks to block the department’s...more
In 2025, the government has canceled or discontinued billions of dollars in federal grants. Entities seeking to challenge these terminations have faced uncertainty as to which forum is appropriate for such claims. A federal...more
As discussed in a prior blog post, in recent years, educational institutions such as community colleges that have minimal application requirements have seen a steady rise in “ghost student” fraud. This fraudulent scheme...more
After President Trump issued an August 2025 Presidential Memorandum calling for “greater transparency” in higher education admissions practices, the Department of Education swiftly moved to revamp the IPEDS data collection...more
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey may soon be seeing some significant updates based on a chain of memos and proposals recently issued by President Trump and the Secretary of Education, Linda...more
On September 24, 2025, the New York Education Department published a Proposed Rule addressing shared pharmacy services. The Proposed Rule conforms the state pharmacy regulations with the recent statutory changes that permit...more
With the 2025–26 school year underway, new legal requirements for California public schools are now in effect. These changes span instructional supports, student health and safety, transportation, governance, and employee...more
During the first Trump administration, the Department of Education (the “Department”) focused intensely on universities’ compliance with foreign source gift and contracting under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act (HEA)....more
On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to require greater transparency regarding university admissions practices. The Memorandum reinforces previous executive orders and memoranda regarding DEI...more
On August 7, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon directed the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to collect data on admissions for institutions of higher education to ensure that race-based...more
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced it will require institutions of higher education to report additional data relating to admissions processes. The announcement follows President Donald Trump's executive order...more
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”), which recently became law, makes significant changes to federal financial aid programs administered under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (“HEA”). These changes...more
During the 2025 University of Alabama commencement address on May 1, President Donald Trump had a conversation with former Alabama coach Nick Saban about the state of college athletics. President Trump asked coach Saban for...more
As a longtime researcher and policy analyst in higher education, I’ve spent decades studying how federal law, regulation, and politics shape practice on the ground. In my keynote at the 2025 Joint ATIXA and NABITA Annual...more
The US Department of Education (ED) will now allow proprietary institutions to include revenue generated through distance programs in their calculations for federal student aid eligibility. On July 7, 2025, ED published...more
Effective June 26, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has required U.S. consulates to expand social media vetting for all F, M, and J visa applicants (students and exchange visitors) before issuing visas allowing them to...more