Executive Branch Updates: NIH v. APHA and Federal Grant Terminations
2025-09-05 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
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In a 5-4 ruling on August 21st, the Supreme Court lifted a stay on the cancellation of approximately $783 billion in NIH grants. The Trump Administration linked the canceled grants to DEI efforts. Notably, the fractured ruling held that legal challenges to the grant terminations were “contract disputes” which should be brought in the Court of Federal Claims. Also in a 5-4 outcome, the Court left in place a separate portion of the lower court ruling, which vacated internal NIH guidance documents surrounding the agency’s policy priorities that were used to justify grant terminations. This development further highlights the need for colleges and university counsel to continue to plan for and respond to funder requests and determinations, including future grant terminations.

Please enjoy this complimentary 45-minute audio-only briefing that discusses the current landscape as of the time of the recording on September 5, 2025. In this on-demand briefing, NACUA experts, Michelle Gluck, Associate General Counsel at The Pennsylvania State University, William Ferreira, Partner at Hogan Lovells, and Aleks Sverdlov, Counsel at Hogan Lovells will:

Outline the meaning and impact of the Supreme Court ruling;

Provide updated insights on the process and considerations for challenging grant terminations;

Focus on practical effects for the research enterprise and institutional support of impacted researchers.

Note: This briefing was pre-recorded on September 5, 2025. This briefing is a follow-up to the April 11 Briefing, “The First 100 Days | Federal Grants: What Counsel Need to Know Today” and June 4 webinar, “Executive Branch Updates: A New World of Federal Funding.

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Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Immigration Update: Navigating Current and Emerging Developments in Higher Education
2025-09-23 12:00 - 14:00
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The beginning of the academic year comes with a renewed focus on immigration issues. SEVIS terminations, increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement activities, heightened scrutiny of non-citizens in the visa application process, and potential changes in hiring and workplace practices constitute some of the increasingly complex immigration challenges facing institutions. Simultaneously, several high-profile cases are pending in federal courts across the United States, leaving the future of these challenges (or perhaps immigrations issues) unclear.

Please join us for this two-hour webinar in which three experienced practitioners will cover topics, including:

An overview of issues involving undocumented students and DACA recipients;

Challenges to consider when working with international students and faculty;

Overview and discussion of increased immigration enforcement affecting campuses;

Emerging considerations and trends that may impact the work of college and university lawyers in the near future.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar will be of interest to college and university counsel who advise on immigration and international issues, as well as campus administrators with responsibilities related to these areas.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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TimeSession Topic12:00 P.M.Welcome and IntroductionsAgendaUndocumented Students and DACA RecipientsInternational Students and Faculty1:05 P.M.Q&AImmigration Enforcement on CampusConsiderations for the Future1:45 P.M.Q&A2:00 P.M.Conclusion

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Executive Branch Updates: H-1B Visa Developments
2025-10-01 13:00 - 13:30
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On September 19, 2025, President Trump signed a Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” which instituted a $100,000 application fee for new H-1B visa applications and directed several executive branch agencies to initiate rulemaking to reform aspects of the program. A few days later on September 24, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlining its intent “to implement a weighted selection process that would generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher skilled and higher paid aliens.” Many questions remain on the specific impacts of these developments on colleges and universities, which have historically recruited many foreign faculty and researchers entering the country on H-1B visas, and which have remained exempt from certain aspects of the program’s requirements. Please stream this 30-minute audio-only briefing during which immigration law experts, Leigh Cole and Kara Lynum, will provide an overview of the legal and practical considerations accompanying these developments, and the potential impacts on higher education institutions. Note: This program is part of NACUA’s “Executive Branch Updates” series, which follows the Transition Updates: The First 100 Days series.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Disability Accommodations: DEIA, Technical Standards, and Beyond
2025-10-15 13:00 - 15:00
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Colleges and universities continue to encounter novel and complex disability accommodation issues. The advice of counsel is increasingly required to balance the many legal, compliance, and practical factors at play to arrive at a positive and reasonable accommodation outcome for all involved parties. The legal and policy landscape surrounding disability accommodations is also evolving, with continued focus on disability for enforcement actions coupled with shifting standards in adverse employment decisions. These developments warrant renewed attention by counsel to the advice provided in situations involving disability accommodations, as well as institutional policies, processes, and resources for supporting disabled members of the campus community.

Please join us for this two-hour webinar in which two experienced practitioners will cover:

Takeaways and trends from recent case law regarding shifting standards in Title VII, state discrimination law, and the ADA;

An overview of reasonable accommodations in the student conduct process, including the impact on students with temporary or permanent disabilities;

Discussion of approaches to issues at the intersection of reasonable accommodations and technical standards for certain programs of study and clinical placements; and

Other emerging considerations and trends in the accommodations space, including fitness for duty.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar will be of interest to college and university counsel who advise on disability issues for both students and staff, disability services staff, as well as campus administrators with responsibilities related to these areas.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic1:00pmWelcome and IntroductionsTrends from Developing Enforcement and Other Government ActionReasonable Disability Accommodations in the Student Conduct Process1:45pmQ&AIntersection of Reasonable Disability Accommodations and Technical Standards for Certain Programs of Study and Clinical PlacementsOther Emerging Considerations2:45pmQ&AConclusion

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Title VI Compliance: Preventing and Addressing National Origin and Shared Ancestry Discrimination and Harassment
2025-10-29 12:00 - 14:00
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Colleges and universities across the country have long grappled with responding to complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Arab discrimination and harassment. Over the past two years, institutions have been subject to numerous government investigations into the aftermath of their responses to campus protests and unrest following the attacks on October 7, 2023. The challenges faced by institutions are significant and consequential: simultaneously ensuring a welcoming and non-discriminatory educational experience for students, while respecting core constitutional and academic freedoms. However, good faith efforts to achieve a balance and avoid escalation have sometimes led to inconsistent policy enforcement, leaving many students feeling unwelcome and unsafe on campus. This webinar will consider and evaluate foundational principles, evolving approaches, and leading considerations to Title VI compliance in the context of the government’s current focus on antisemitism, but will be broadly applicable to preventing and addressing all forms of national origin and shared ancestry discrimination, including anti-Arab, and anti-Muslim harassment.

Please join us for this two-hour webinar in which two experienced practitioners will cover:

The legal foundation, current government guidance, and enforcement posture applicable to complaints and incidents of harassment and other forms of discrimination based on national origin and shared ancestry;

Legal and practical considerations for addressing protests and expressive activity that may result in complaints of discrimination and harassment, including antisemitism and Islamophobia;

Approaches to identifying and remedying a hostile environment based on national origin harassment on campus; understanding the “totality of circumstances” that may contribute to a hostile environment for students and other campus constituents; properly assessing and acting on third-party and anonymous complaints; developing a campus culture that supports civil discourse; and

Practical and procedural steps that counsel and campus partners can take in anticipation of potential government inquiries into institutional compliance with Title VI, including recent calls to appoint Title VI Coordinators on campuses.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar will be of interest to all college and university counsel, particularly those who advise on Title VI matters (including campus policies on harassment and other forms of discrimination), student conduct, compliance, and belonging, access, and engagement, as well as investigators and campus administrators with responsibilities related to these areas.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic12:00 P.M.Welcome and IntroductionsLegal Foundation, Current Guidance, and Enforcement PostureHostile EnvironmentProtests1:00 P.M.Q&AScenarios/HypotheticalsPractical TakeawaysQ&A2:00 P.M.Conclusion

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Executive Branch Updates: Advising Clients on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education
2025-11-12 12:00 - 12:45
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On October 1, the U.S. Secretary of Education invited nine universities to enter into a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The Compact essentially proposed the following agreement: access to “multiple positive benefits” including preferential access to federal funds in return for adherence to a slew of substantial administration policy priorities and accountability mechanisms. Most of the nine universities declined to sign the Compact. The administration then extended the opportunity to enter the Compact to every higher education institution in the country. Therefore, it is crucial that counsel prepare to imminently advise their institutions on the Compact and the issues it raises.

Please stream this 45-minute audio-only briefing during which expert presenters Lisa Brown and Frederick Lawrence will discuss the issues raised by the Compact to aid campus counsel as they advise their clients.

Note: This program is part of NACUA’s “Executive Branch Updates” series, which follows the Transition Updates: The First 100 Days series.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Ethical Obligations: Balancing Personal Beliefs and Professional Duties
2025-12-08 13:30 - 15:30
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Today’s rapidly changing higher ed legal landscape creates many challenges for college and university counsel as they work to provide timely and sound legal advice to their university clients while also ensuring that they adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards. As new federal and state laws, executive orders, and guidance from various federal agencies are implemented on campuses across the country, general counsels’ offices are often faced with a variety of ethical challenges. This webinar will explore how counsel can navigate these challenges effectively while maintaining their role as advocates and providing sound legal advice for their institutional clients. Please join us for this two-hour webinar in which two experienced practitioners will cover:

Counsel’s ethical obligations both broadly and under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct;

Ethical challenges that may arise when counsel advises clients on controversial issues involving faculty, staff, and students;

Challenges and approaches to advising clients where representation of a client’s position runs against the lawyer’s personal, political, economic, social or moral views or activities:

Methods of gracefully and ethically exiting representative matters when conflicts cannot be overcome.

Who should attend? This webinar will be of interest to college and university counsel who work within the Office of General Counsel, in other various legal roles throughout the institution, outside counsel, and senior institutional leaders. Register now for a concise, impactful learning experience and to receive ethics CLE credit!

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic1:30pmWelcome and IntroductionsCounsel’s ethical obligations both broadly and under the Model Rules of Professional ConductChallenges and approaches to advising clients where representation of a client’s position runs against the lawyer’s personal, political, economic, social or moral views or activities2:30pmQ&AEthical challenges that may arise when counsel advise clients on controversial issues involving faculty, staff, and studentsMethods of gracefully and ethically exiting representative matters when conflicts cannot be overcome.Q&A3:30pmConclusion

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2026-01-13 12:00 - 14:00
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International contracts play a major role in the increasingly complex global landscape of higher education. While these contracts enable global partnerships, study abroad, international campus operations, and research collaborations critical to the mission of higher education institutions, they pose challenges seemingly around every corner for college and university counsel. Counsel, and other administrators in this space, must navigate questions on how to create, maintain, and monitor international contracts that balance risk with innovation. How these questions are resolved can differ based on the contract type, the partner country, the nature of the data and information being shared, and expected deliverables.
Please join us for this 2-hour webinar in which three experienced practitioners will cover topics, including:

An overview of the current state of international contracting in higher education;
Key considerations for creating international contracts and negotiating specific clauses;
Overview of maintaining and monitoring international contracts;
A case study highlighting challenges campus counsel and administrators may face.

Who Should Attend?
This webinar will be of interest to college and university counsel who advise on international contracts, as well as campus administrators with responsibilities in these areas.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic12:00 P.M.Welcome and Introductions12:05 P.M.Contract Creation and Core Considerations12:45 P.M.Contract Maintenance and Monitoring – Post Execution 1:10 P.M.Case Study1:45 P.M.Q&A2:00 P.M.Conclusion

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Executive Branch Updates | The First Year: Washington Update
2026-01-20 13:30 - 14:00
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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The first year of the Trump administration brought widespread changes impacting higher education. Please join us for this audio-only briefing, in which Jonathan Fansmith, Senior Vice President for Government Relations and National Engagement at the American Council on Education, will deliver a Washington Update summarizing the latest developments, reflecting on the last year, and providing potential insights for 2026.

Please contact us at nacua@nacua.org if you have any issues accessing the briefing.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Winter 2026 Virtual CLE Workshop: Compliance
2026-01-28 00:00 - 2026-01-30 23:59
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Executive Branch Updates | Admissions Transparency: What the ACTS/IPEDS Overhaul Means for Your Institution
2026-02-06 12:00 - 12:35
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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The second Trump Administration issued a sweeping set of changes to reporting requirements for Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data, in line with the Secretary of Education’s August 7, 2025 directive advancing a renewed focus on merit in college admissions and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard /UNC. Colleges and universities must quickly update their processes to ensure compliance with the upcoming March 18, 2026, reporting deadline. Campus counsel must also closely monitor and advise their university clients to prepare for increased scrutiny after the reporting deadline.

Please enjoy this complimentary 45-minute audio-only briefing during which Scott Kelly, Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, Lisa O’Conner, Associate General Counsel at Northern Arizona University, and Paul White, Partner, at Resolution Economics, LLC will:

Outline the new IPEDS requirements and explain their recent evolution;

Provide an overview of this new compliance environment, including what proactive steps to consider when completing IPEDS reports and suggest risk management strategies; and

Focus on leading practices that colleges and universities can take to adapt to these new set of standards.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Title IX: Same Regulations, New Problems
2026-02-23 12:00 - 14:00
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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Colleges and universities are well-acquainted with the 2020 Title IX regulations implemented by the first Trump administration. However, the setting has changed. State laws that differ in key areas such as due process and gender identity directly conflict with federal law. The current Trump administration has made clear through Executive Orders and enforcement that gender identity is a key focus, forcing institutions to grapple with maintaining inclusive campuses while not running afoul of the law. Additionally, there is a patchwork of caselaw across the United States on various Title IX issues. Against this complex backdrop, campus counsel and Title IX coordinators balance supporting their campus community on sensitive Title IX matters while protecting the institution from legal risk.

Please join us for this 2-hour webinar where presenters will cover:

The current state of the law, including conflicts between federal and state law;

Enforcement against schools with gender inclusive policies;

Thorny issues related to policies in hot button areas, such as housing and bathrooms; and

Timely hypotheticals.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar will be of interest to college and university counsel who advise on Title IX, as well as campus administrators with responsibilities related to this area of the law.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic12:00 P.M.Welcome and Introductions12:05 P.M.Return to the 2020 regulations and federal actions.1:05 P.M.Hypotheticals1:45 P.M.Q&A2:00 P.M.Conclusion

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Executive Branch Updates: The Legal Status of DEI in Higher Education
2026-02-26 13:00 - 13:30
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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Within the first 48 hours of being sworn into office in 2025, the Trump administration issued two Executive Orders: “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” (EO 14151) and “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (EO 14173). For almost a year, a nationwide injunction enjoined provisions of the EOs in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) v. Trump. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated this on February 6, 2026, removing barriers to the administration terminating grants inconsistent with its priorities and requiring grant recipients to “sign off” that they do not have any programs in place which violate federal anti-discrimination law. According to the decision, plaintiffs can still challenge funding terminations through as-applied challenges. Other grant termination challenges are working their way through courts across the country, including a pending Ninth Circuit decision. Meanwhile, the administration has continued to scrutinize DEI through a whole-of-government approach with serious implications on nearly every industry and sector of society.

Please join us for this audio-only briefing, in which Josh Richards, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will provide a legal update and practical insights on what recent decisions and federal activity mean for the work of higher education lawyers and the institutions they represent.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Executive Branch Updates: Immigration and International Recruitment Developments
2026-03-06 13:00 - 13:30
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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The Trump administration has continued to focus on immigration policy, visa and entry regulations, and international students, faculty, and researchers in its second year. Highly visible immigration enforcement action by federal law enforcement agents has sparked uncertainty and questions across the spectrum of stakeholders at colleges and universities. The government’s stance on the presence of foreign citizens at American institutions of higher education remains a live and evolving issue. In addition, litigation continues to wind its way through the courts, and states are starting to impose their own requirements on the conduct of federal immigration authorities within their borders. Against this backdrop, higher education lawyers must stay current on near-daily developments across these complex set of laws, regulations, federal agencies, and associated political factors to provide sound ongoing counsel.

Please join us for a 30-minute audio-only briefing during which NACUA member-experts, Leigh Cole and Xinning Shirley Liu, will provide an overview of the latest immigration-related developments impacting higher education and will highlight leading practical considerations to help you advise clients in this complex environment.

Note: This program is part of NACUA’s “Executive Branch Updates” series, which follows the Transition Updates: The First 100 Days series.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Executive Branch Updates: Borrower Defense to Repayment
2026-03-25 15:00 - 15:30
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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Higher education institutions across the country are receiving a new wave of borrower defense to repayment claims from the U.S. Department of Education. Please join us for a 30-minute audio-only briefing during which NACUA members, Brittany Schoepp-Wong and Jeffrey Silvyn, will provide an overview of this important development, the legal and regulatory factors at play, and practical considerations for counsel as they respond to claims on behalf of their college and university clients.

Note: This program is part of NACUA’s “Executive Branch Updates” series, which follows the Transition Updates: The First 100 Days series.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Time to Update the Playbook: The Expanded Lineup of Federal Higher Education Regulators
2026-03-30 12:00 - 14:00
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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The federal regulatory landscape for higher education institutions has evolved significantly under the current administration. Colleges and universities are now interacting with an expanded roster of regulatory bodies from across the federal government, including the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – and even the White House itself. As the regulatory environment evolves, counsel must contend with less predictability, as well as a much wider range of authority, statutory interpretations, enforcement priorities, and operating approaches. The result is greater uncertainty for institutions and increasingly complex considerations for college and university attorneys. Now more than ever, institutions need an updated playbook for interacting with federal regulators.

The variety of federal investigative and enforcement actions being brought against colleges and universities, and the key statutes, regulatory authorities, and policy directives undergirding these efforts;

Considerations that heighten the complexity of campus responses to federal regulators’ investigatory and enforcement demands, including competing legal and other obligations;

A comparison of how federal regulators’ approach to colleges and universities has evolved over time; and

Practical considerations for campus counsel when responding to regulators’ information requests or when working to resolve enforcement actions that may arise.

Please join us for this two-hour webinar where our presenters will discuss topics including:

Who Should Attend?

This webinar will be of interest to all college and university counsel as well as campus administrator colleagues who advise campuses on their wide range of federal legal and regulatory compliance obligations. This webinar will also be of interest to those counsel and administrators charged with leading, coordinating, and supporting campus responses to federal investigations and enforcement actions.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic12:00 P.M.Welcome and Introductions12:05 P.M. Overview of current enforcement landscape and priorities1:00 P.M.Q&A1:15 P.M.Practical considerations for responding to regulators’ requests or enforcement actions.1:45 P.M.Q&A2:00 PMConclusion

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Preparing for the Midterms: Updates on Voting and Campaign-Related Activities on Campus
2026-04-28 12:00 - 12:30
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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About this Event

Six months ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, increased federal executive branch intervention and state-level changes are creating considerable trepidation as colleges and universities turn to preparing for the fall. Many pre-election activities – chief among them voter education and voter registration drives – have long been a staple of campus life. Yet recent government scrutiny and related developments have created uncertainty at a critical time for campus partners tasked with planning and holding these events, and have increased the associated legal risk for institutions.

Please join us for a 30-minute audio-only briefing during which NACUA member-experts, Peter McDonough and Anne Schira, will provide an overview of recent developments  that highlight considerations for institutional planning regarding student voting and campaign-related civic engagement activities in the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections.

This program is being presented in collaboration with the American Council on Education, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

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Navigating Title VI in 2026: Practical Guidance for Higher Education
2026-04-29 13:00 - 15:00
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The DOJ’s Final Rule on Digital Accessibility: Practical Considerations for Public Institutions and Changes on the Horizon for Private Institutions

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About this Event

Institutions of higher education continue to face complex and evolving challenges related to complaints of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, and shared ancestry. Title VI enforcement remains a significant federal priority in President Trump’s second term. As a result, colleges and universities are navigating heightened expectations to foster non-discriminatory, welcoming environments for their faculty, students, and staff, while also strengthening compliance practices and responses to federal investigations and enforcement activities.

This two-hour NACUA webinar will provide a timely overview of the current Title VI landscape. Presenters will discuss recent developments, including relevant Executive Orders, ongoing litigation, and agency guidance, and will offer practical guidance for institutions seeking to ensure compliance with Title VI guidance.

Topics will include:

Key considerations and best practices for establishing or enhancing a campus Title VI office, or integrating Title VI functions within a broader civil rights office;

Recent enforcement priorities and insights including from Resolution Agreements (under both current and prior administrations);

Strategies for reviewing and aligning institutional policies with Title VI requirements;

Considerations in conducting effective Title VI investigations; and

The role of training in supporting institutional compliance and effective Title VI responses.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar will be of interest to all college and university counsel, particularly those who advise on Title VI matters (including campus policies on harassment and other forms of discrimination), student conduct, compliance, and belonging, access, and engagement, as well as investigators and campus administrators with responsibilities related to these areas.

Speakers

Philip “Phil” Catanzano

Philip “Phil” Catanzano
Co-Founder
Education & Sports Law Group
Member, 2023-2026

Phil Catanzano is co-founder of Education & Sports Law Group. Prior to starting Education & Sports Law Group, Phil was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight for seven years and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for almost a decade before that, where he investigated institutions accused of discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity, among others.

Phil’s practice includes advising institutions with regard to disability law issues on campus (including digital accessibility), helping institutions comply with the federal laws around gender and racial/ethnic equity, and maintaining a safe campus. Phil serves on the faculty at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses regarding higher education law, disability law, and the intersection of speech and harassment.

Trevor Finneman

Trevor Finneman

Olabisi Okubadejo

Olabisi Okubadejo
Associate Vice President for Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance
Georgetown University

Olabisi “Bisi” Okubadejo currently serves as Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Compliance at Georgetown University. Prior to transitioning to Georgetown, Bisi was in private practice and focused on civil rights and employment issues in higher education, particularly on matters arising from alleged discrimination on the basis of race, disability, religion, age, and sex, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Bisi also worked as a supervisory attorney with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). While in private practice, Bisi advised colleges and universities on their compliance with federal laws, including Title IX, the ADA, Section 504, the Clery Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, FERPA, and Title VII. She has experience working with educational institutions and business entities on digital accessibility issues, including compliance with government settlement agreements and ensuring the accessibility of websites and course materials. Bisi's experience includes providing interactive training on civil rights issues to coordinators, administrators, hearing panels/judicial boards, campus safety departments, and students. She also has significant experience conducting and overseeing internal investigations and program reviews of higher education institutions and other employers, and auditing policies and procedures.

Program Schedule

TimeSession Topic1:00 PMWelcome and IntroductionsFraming the Current LandscapeEnforcement Priorities and Resolution AgreementsStructuring Institutional Response: Title VI Offices and Reporting1:45 PMQ&APolicy Review and Risk MitigationTraining and Practical Application2:45 PMQ&A3:00 PMConclusion

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Members who purchase the live webinar will receive access to the post-event recording in the On-Demand Learning Center at no additional charge. Non-members will not have post-event access to the recording or the materials and should plan to download materials during the live webinar.

If you are a member, all webinar recordings are available for purchase in our On-Demand Learning Center. The recording may be replayed at any time, but may not be copied, posted, or otherwise distributed within or outside of the institution, organization, or firm. The license entitles the purchaser to replay the recording at one campus or at one location of any organization or firm. You can purchase the post-event recording here.

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