• Spring 2025 CLE Workshop: Discrimination Law

    The Westin Denver Downtown, Denver, CO Denver, CO

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  • Washington Update

    Event Details About this Event NACUA’s Spring Discrimination Law Workshop in San Antonio, TX included a session on the latest developments in Washington relative to higher education. Please enjoy this complimentary briefing that discusses the current landscape as of the time of the recording on March 26, 2025. The session provided updates on Washington executive, legislative, […]

  • The First 100 Days | Federal Grants: What Counsel Need to Know Today 

    Event Details About this Event The Trump administration’s shift in policy priorities has led to wide-scale rescission of grant funds awarded by a range of federal agencies, deeply impacting the research and educational activities of colleges and universities.  Even where funding has not been terminated, wide-ranging demands and certifications, presenting a high degree of risk […]

  • Title IX, One Year Later

    Event Details About this Event Title IX remains a socio-political and legal football.   On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (the Department), released its 2024 Title IX regulations, which included significant departures from the 2020 Rule, including expanding the definition of sex-based discrimination and harassment, and broadening what triggers […]

  • Executive Branch Updates: What to Know About the Federal Grant Termination Trend

    Event Details About this Event Federal grant terminations used to be rare. Under an Office of Management and Budget rule implemented during President Donald J. Trump’s first term, the second Trump Administration has prioritized cancellation of grants, which it has determined “no longer effectuates… the program goals or agency priorities.” When grants are abruptly terminated […]

  • Executive Branch Updates: DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

    Event Details About this Event On May 19, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the U.S. Department of Justice was establishing “the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly violates federal civil rights laws.”  Notably, […]

  • Executive Branch Updates: A New World of Federal Fun(?)ding

    Event Details About this Event The academic year may be winding down, but federal grants and contracts continue to pose major challenges for colleges and universities. The Trump Administration has put research funding under a spotlight, greatly affecting the sponsored projects ecosystem within higher education.  As the situation evolves, additional developments emerge from the administration, […]

  • Campus on Trial: Litigation Management for Busy College Counsel

    Event Details About this Event Litigation is increasingly an inevitability in the postsecondary world. Even when college and university attorneys do everything right and their clients follow the law, institutions may still find themselves defending their decisions in court. Strategic pre-planning is key to successfully meeting the moment when a complaint and service waiver comes […]