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President Trump Issues Executive Order Directed at Reforming Accreditation in Higher Education

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed several education-related Executive Orders, including one titled, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education” (the “Accreditation Order”)....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Trump Administration Targets DEI in Accreditation Standards

On April 23, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at overhauling the federal system of accreditation for higher education institutions. ...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Recent Trump Executive Order Threatens Accreditation: Implications for Higher Education Institutions

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education.” This Executive Order would require agencies that currently accredit colleges and universities to overhaul...more

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President Trump on Campus: New Higher Education Executive Orders

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Higher educational institutions have experienced outsized attention in the early days of the second Trump Administration. A trio of three recent executive orders suggests that the Administration’s focus on higher education is...more

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Understanding and Navigating Compliance with NIH Grant DEI Policies

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On April 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice regarding its policy to require all US grant recipients to certify that: 1. They do not, and will not during the term of receiving funds from the...more

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Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education (Trump EO Tracker)

Requires the Secretary of Education to hold accreditors accountable who fail to meet the applicable recognition criteria or otherwise violate Federal law, including by requiring accreditation seeking institutions to engage in...more

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New Executive Order Seeks to Reform Accreditation of Higher Education

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On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Executive Order”) directing the Secretary of Education to investigate and hold accountable accreditors of institutions of higher education (“IHEs”) that...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, April 2025

Welcome to our third issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: - The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

How Far Do They Reach? Four Issues Entities Should Consider When Analyzing the Trump Administration Executive Orders Related to...

The Trump Administration Executive Orders related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”), Executive Order 14170 (Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service) and Executive Order 14173...more

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Impact of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders and Actions for Academic Institutions & Federal Funded Research Community

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The Trump Administration’s first two months have been marked by a flurry of actions impacting federal grant recipients, federal contractors, and academic and scientific researchers. These unprecedented measures, including...more

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Impacts on K-12 and Higher Education After Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Eliminating the Department of Education

In a move aimed at delivering on one of his most ambitious campaign promises, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and shift authority over education...more

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Week in Review – Major Announcement from the Department of Education, Continued Agency Changes, and More DEI Related Actions

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Headlines this week largely focused on the Department of Education, and rightfully so. As announced on Tuesday, President Trump’s administration terminated over 1,300 Department of Education employees this week – nearly 50%...more

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No Slowing Down: Employers’ Recap of the Trump Administration’s First 50 Days

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While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 2, March 2025

Welcome to our second issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: - the...more

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Client Alert: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is Confirmed. What’s Next?

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On Monday, March 3, Linda McMahon was confirmed by the Senate to serve as President Trump’s Secretary of the Department of Education by a vote of 51 to 45. Since President Trump’s inauguration, even without a confirmed...more

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WHITE PAPER | The DEI Executive Orders: Considerations for Assessing and Addressing Private Employer and Federal Contractor...

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Following the inauguration, President Trump issued a series of Executive Orders addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility ("DEIA") in employment that impact federal...more

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U.S. Department of Education To Step Up Scrutiny of Any Educational Institution’s Programs Deemed “DEI”

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On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (the “Department”) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to “clarify and reaffirm” that schools, colleges and universities receiving “federal financial...more

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Developments in the DEI Landscape Heading into Trump's Second Month

President Trump’s Executive Orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”), discussed in previous client alerts with regard to higher education institutions and business more broadly, have prompted responses from...more

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U.S. Department of Education’s New “Dear Colleague” Letter Targets DEI Programs and Signals New Era of Title VI Enforcement

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On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a “Dear Colleague” Letter (DCL) and emailed it to K-12 and post-secondary educational institutions around the country. The DCL...more

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Department of Education Opines That Any Separation Based on Race Is Illegal, Including Dorms, Graduations and Scholarships

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As McGuireWoods shared on Jan. 22, 2025, the Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Executive Order (EO) takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at institutions of higher...more

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Attorney General Issues Memorandum on Ending ‘Illegal’ DEI and DEIA Policies – Now What? 

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On February 5, 2025, US Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum titled Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences (memo or directive). The memo came down as part of Bondi’s[KZ1] 14 “first-day”...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order on “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” – Overview, Open...

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OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION - On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”, EO 14173....more

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Higher Education in 2025: Focal Points for Compliance and Investigations

This is the third in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

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Trump’s Day 1 Immigration and DEI Executive Orders: What They Mean for Higher Education and International Students

The new administration under President Donald Trump has moved quickly to reshape U.S. immigration policy. On Day 1, the president signed several executive orders that significantly alter prior policies, and these changes...more

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Higher Ed DEI Practices to Be Reviewed Under President’s New Executive Order

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President Trump issued an executive order on January 21, 2025 that, among other things, revokes Executive Order 11246, ending the long-standing practice of requiring federal government contractors to take and report on...more

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