Legal / Courts
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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 09, 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 05, 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 04, 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 at 4:31 p.m. -
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. 08, 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. 09, 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 at 5:20 p.m. -
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 at 2:23 p.m. -
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
New: Football players drop Big Ten lawsuit after conference revives season. Justice Department sues Yale, alleging it discriminates against applicants.
By Natalie Schwartz • UPDATED: Oct. 19, 2020 at 4:02 p.m. -
Opinion
5 ways to protect your institution's academic integrity
Reviewing admissions and enrollment processes, particularly for special admits, can help avoid a crisis, writes one risk-management expert.
By Ashley Deihr • Aug. 26, 2019 -
MIT apologizes for accepting $800K from Jeffrey Epstein, vows to review policies
The announcement comes as more institutions are being held accountable for accepting funding from controversial sources.
By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Q&A
How colleges can hone their response to 'flashpoints' on campus
We spoke with EAB's Jane Alexander to learn where colleges go wrong when addressing crises at their institutions and what they should do instead.
By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Dartmouth settles sexual misconduct case for $14M
The college also agreed to support campus programming designed to identify and reduce the risk of sexual misconduct.
By Hallie Busta • Aug. 06, 2019 -
2 students accused of sexual misconduct seek class-action lawsuit against U of California
Legal experts say the complaint could open the floodgates for similar litigation against more colleges' Title IX policies.
By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 05, 2019 -
Report alleges Ed Dept helped prop up failing Dream Center
Lawmakers say the agency was changing its accreditation policy to benefit the struggling operator, but the agency says it was already working on the change.
By Hallie Busta • July 23, 2019 -
Supreme Court to decide DACA's fate
Many colleges have voiced their support for DACA, with some even mounting legal challenges against the Trump administration's efforts to end the program.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 01, 2019 -
Stanford pitches county on $4.7B housing, transit benefit
But local officials are concerned the college is using the plan, which would add needed infrastructure to the strained region, to obtain more lenient oversight.
By Hallie Busta • June 26, 2019 -
U of California System to strengthen admissions after bribery scandal
An internal audit recommends the 10-campus system implement stronger verification tools and enhance monitoring of student-athletes.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 25, 2019