Welcome to the spring semester! Throughout the fall, our higher education team tracked all the hot topics impacting the industry, so you didn’t have to. 

In case you missed any, our most popular legal updates from September through December include:

• Federal Court Vacates US Department of Education Guidance on Title VI
• Five Priorities for College & University Legal Counsel Starting the Academic Year
• New York Mandates Title VI Coordinators for Colleges and Universities
• Navigating Disability Accommodations in Higher Education: Processes, Distinctions, and Best Practices
• Massachusetts Issues Guidance to Educational Institutions on Title VI and Massachusetts Law
• DOJ Memo: Diverse-Slate Hiring, Supplier Selection, and Employee Resource Groups
• Best Practices for College and University Employers When Conducting Reductions in Force
• Court Guidance: Public Allegations and Institutional Response in Recent Title IX Litigation
• First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Antisemitism Harassment Claims Against MIT
• Higher Education Mergers & Acquisitions: Key Drivers & Recent Developments
• ICE Enforcement Risks for International Students During Holiday Travel

We also premiered a series of legal updates on campus event safety:

• Campus Event Safety: Risk and Crisis Management Practices for Institutions of Higher Education
• Campus Event Safety: Practices for Campus Police Managing High-Profile and Controversial Events on Campus
• Campus Event Safety: Free Speech Guidance for Public and Private Institutions
• Campus Event Safety: Facilitating Difficult Dialogues and Controversial Conversations

For those who missed it, we also conducted a roundtable with Grant Thornton and a Senior Professional and College Basketball Licensing Executive to discuss collectives and their relation to student athletes and name, image, and likeness agreements.

The New Era of College Athletics: Navigating NIL and Collectives
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Our team at Hunton looks forward to collaborating in the months, semesters, and years ahead.

Best,
Gerry, Amy, and Brigid