Disability Accommodations: DEIA, Technical Standards, and Beyond
2025-10-15 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
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Navigating Title VI in 2026: Practical Guidance for Higher Education

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About this Event

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

Deborah W. Frey

Deborah W. Frey
Chief Investigator
University of Pennsylvania

Deborah W. Frey is the Chief Investigator for the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion and Associate General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Frey formerly served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she led a wide variety of investigations and litigation matters, including resolution of complaints of discrimination based on race, age, disability, and other federally protected classes.

Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ms. Frey worked at two large international law firms for 14 years, defending corporations and individuals in healthcare fraud, securities fraud, and other white collar criminal matters. Ms. Frey holds a BA in History from Northwestern University and a JD from American University, Washington College of Law.

Tami Strickman

Tami Strickman
Special Advisor to the President and Executive Director
University of Michigan

Tami Strickman serves as Special Advisor to the President and Executive Director of the University of Michigan’s Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office.

In this leadership role, she focuses on advancing a campus environment free of discrimination and harassment through policy, educational programs and organizational structures that are trauma-informed and in accordance with federal laws and regulations.

Since joining U-M in 2020, she has increased institutional resources focused on prevention and response, served on a variety of campus committees and created key alliances with the Flint and Dearborn campuses to address misconduct across the institution.

She has more than a decade of experience in matters involving allegations of discrimination under Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In 2016, she founded an alliance of Title IX administrators within the Big Ten Conference where members continue to connect and discuss issues, practices and policies related to Title IX.

Prior to joining U-M, Strickman served as associate to the chancellor for institutional equity and Title IX coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and was a prosecutor in Chicago for 14 years.

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
Webinar

Navigating Title VI in 2026: Practical Guidance for Higher Education

Event Details

About this Event

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

Deborah W. Frey

Deborah W. Frey
Chief Investigator
University of Pennsylvania

Deborah W. Frey is the Chief Investigator for the Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion and Associate General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Frey formerly served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she led a wide variety of investigations and litigation matters, including resolution of complaints of discrimination based on race, age, disability, and other federally protected classes.

Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ms. Frey worked at two large international law firms for 14 years, defending corporations and individuals in healthcare fraud, securities fraud, and other white collar criminal matters. Ms. Frey holds a BA in History from Northwestern University and a JD from American University, Washington College of Law.

Tami Strickman

Tami Strickman
Special Advisor to the President and Executive Director
University of Michigan

Tami Strickman serves as Special Advisor to the President and Executive Director of the University of Michigan’s Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office.

In this leadership role, she focuses on advancing a campus environment free of discrimination and harassment through policy, educational programs and organizational structures that are trauma-informed and in accordance with federal laws and regulations.

Since joining U-M in 2020, she has increased institutional resources focused on prevention and response, served on a variety of campus committees and created key alliances with the Flint and Dearborn campuses to address misconduct across the institution.

She has more than a decade of experience in matters involving allegations of discrimination under Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In 2016, she founded an alliance of Title IX administrators within the Big Ten Conference where members continue to connect and discuss issues, practices and policies related to Title IX.

Prior to joining U-M, Strickman served as associate to the chancellor for institutional equity and Title IX coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and was a prosecutor in Chicago for 14 years.

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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Webinar Recording

Members who purchase the Live Webinar will receive access to the Post-Event Recording in the Online 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 and couldn’t attend live, the event recording will be available for purchase in our Online 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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