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Join us for an enlightening webinar on the legal history of Title IX. Discover how Title IX has shaped gender equality in education, from its inception in 1972 to its ongoing influence today. We'll discuss key legal cases and...more
Colleges and universities across the country have recently been receiving new rounds of borrower defense to repayment (BDR) claims from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). On March 30, 2026, ED issued an Electronic...more
Years after the Biden administration terminated the so-called China Initiative begun in 2018 by President Donald Trump during his first term, the question of whether foreign governments are inappropriately influencing and...more
Institutions of higher education routinely engage third‑party recruiters, and many provide valuable services that help schools connect with prospective students whom they might not otherwise reach. But institutions must...more
On Feb. 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced a new interagency partnership with the U.S. Department of State (State Department) to share responsibilities for oversight of Section 117 of the...more
Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires colleges and universities to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more from a single foreign source in a calendar year....more
On February 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a press release and Fact Sheet announcing its new interagency partnership with the U.S. Department of State (State Department) for Section 117 compliance. ED...more
On February 18, the U.S. Department of Education announced new guidance urging higher education institutions to update and maintain default management and prevention plans in response to rising nonpayment rates among federal...more
Welcome to the February 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. Bold text indicates...more
On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would implement the July 4, 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (OBBBA) changes to federal student financial aid...more
Overview On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (the "Department") announced its intent to establish the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization negotiated rulemaking committee (the "Committee") to develop...more
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) on January 30, 2026, published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement certain changes in connection with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), including adjustments to...more
On January 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) confirmed in a press release that it intends to establish an Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiated rulemaking committee to advance President...more
Welcome to our January 2026 issue of The Academic Advisor -- our education law insights e-newsletter. We hope you are off to a great start to the spring semester, even though spring is certainly eluding us at present per...more
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 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
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
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
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
The Trump Administration announced plans this week to shift administration of education programs from the Department of Education (DoED) to other federal departments – and eventually close DoED for good. Secretary of...more
Thompson Coburn partner Aaron Lacey, co-chair of the firm’s nationally recognized Higher Education Practice, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Education as a primary negotiator to the Accountability in Higher...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 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