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3 more U of Florida professors sign on to lawsuit over academic freedom
Three additional faculty members say they were blocked from participating in court cases.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Nov. 16, 2021 -
OSHA: Employers have 60 days to mandate COVID-19 vaccines
It is a monumental — if expected — development for workplaces throughout the U.S. But expect the news on the emergency temporary standard to move fast.
By Ryan Golden • Updated Nov. 4, 2021 -
Duke pays $19M to settle case alleging no-poach agreement with UNC-Chapel Hill
The lawsuit said the nearby universities had an illegal deal since the 1970s to suppress competition for one another's faculty members.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 26, 2021 -
Class-action lawsuit against for-profit Vista College seeks tuition refunds for abrupt closure
The chain's refusal to stay open long enough for students to complete their education constitutes a breach of contract, the complaint argues.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 15, 2021 -
Ex-USC dean indicted in alleged scheme to get kickbacks for social work school
The Justice Department alleges the dean worked to steer public money to the school in exchange for benefits for a Los Angeles politician's son.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 14, 2021 -
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University's lawsuit seeks to bill insurer for coronavirus-related losses
Johnson & Wales U says it absorbed millions of dollars of losses that should be covered under commercial property and business interruption insurance.
By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 12, 2021 -
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For-profit chain Vista College closes abruptly, files for bankruptcy protection
The chain shuttered campuses, telling students that unforeseen events and financial challenges prevented it from continuing to operate.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 12, 2021 -
San José State settles for $1.6M with athletes sexually abused by former trainer
The Justice Department concluded the university violated Title IX by failing to respond to reports of assault and retaliating against two employees.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 21, 2021 -
Retrieved from House Committee on Appropriations on February 27, 2020
Federal judge finds provision of Trump-era Title IX rule unlawful
A policy preventing officials from considering statements that weren't subject to cross examination could render hearings hollow, the court said.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 5, 2021 -
Federal courts decline to block DeVos rule on campus sexual violence
The new Title IX regulation, which has been deeply criticized by survivor advocacy groups, takes effect Friday.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 12, 2020 -
Can colleges enforce rules designed to prevent coronavirus spread?
Schools are asking students and staff to adopt new behaviors and practices on campus, but it's not clear what they can do if people don't comply.
By Lorelei Laird • July 9, 2020 -
Supreme Court's DACA decision protects thousands of educators, students
However, the ruling leaves a pass for the Trump administration to attempt to end the program once more.
By Naaz Modan , Hallie Busta • June 18, 2020 -
Deep Dive
The Ed Dept is leaning on mediation to clear backlog of sexual violence cases, sources say
Its push comes as the laws and regulations around Title IX shift, creating a complicated oversight landscape.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 5, 2020 -
A new state bill could challenge key interstate distance learning pact
Maryland legislation may test the limits of new federal state authorization rules and an agreement that lets colleges offer online programs out-of-state.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 4, 2020 -
Can colleges keep up as Title IX guidance shifts and splinters?
Challenges over the sex discrimination law have had colleges constantly reworking their policies, and more could turn to outside help.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Feb. 19, 2020 -
MIT officials accepted Jeffrey Epstein's donations knowing his sex offender status, probe finds
Law firm Goodwin Procter released a report earlier this month about the relationship, but a professor it calls out has since pushed back on the findings.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Jan. 21, 2020 -
Dream Center lawsuit can proceed, federal judge rules
The decision is a critical step toward the discovery process, which the judge wrote will be key "to untangle the apparent web" of entities in the case.
By Hallie Busta • Jan. 8, 2020 -
College leaders walk a thinning legal tightrope on free speech
Indiana University's provost denounced a professor's problematic views, showing how higher ed must balance civil liberties and inclusivity.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Deep Dive
DACA students' future hinges on an argument about procedure
Colleges have rallied around the program, whose future was argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday in a legal challenge that could be protracted.
By Daniel C. Vock • Nov. 11, 2019 -
5 college Title IX lawsuits to watch
These recent cases stand to change the way colleges adjudicate the controversial federal sex discrimination law.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 29, 2019 -
Civil rights groups sue U of California over SAT, ACT requirement
Their argument, that the tests discriminate against certain student groups, comes as more colleges drop the requirement.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Dec. 10, 2019 -
Ed Dept pulls back request to cancel $100K fine for loan collection
Later the same day that it asked to halt the fine, the department filed a report with the court that indicated 14,000 more borrowers could have been affected.
By Hallie Busta • Updated Nov. 6, 2019 -
Civil liberties watchdog FIRE debuts due process, Title IX tracker
The database aims to help attorneys and campus administrators make sense of a complicated area of the law that is increasingly in the spotlight.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 21, 2019 -
Sexual violence persists on elite research campuses, report finds
Results from a new national survey of college students were largely unchanged from 2015, the last time the data was collected.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 17, 2019 -
Deep Dive
These lawsuits could change the stakes for higher ed
Latest: Eastern Michigan defends its Title IX practices in court documents. Judge pauses case challenging Yale's affirmative action policies.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated May 28, 2021