Over the past year, the Trump administration has leveraged federal civil rights laws to transform higher education governance at some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions. Through a combination of
Faculty are increasingly having to grapple with accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities. One recent study found that as many as 21 percent of undergraduates and 11 percent of
A few years ago, the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar proposed to do away with Standard 503—a long-standing policy that
Since before President Trump took office, legal experts have suggested that the administration could use the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to advance the president’s goal of eliminating
Higher education faculty have long relied on federal grants to fund their research and scholarship. Indeed, grants often help faculty obtain adequate facilities, equipment, and support staff for research. They
When faculty discuss artificial intelligence, conversations often focus on the ethics of using AI in research, writing, instruction, and administration. But these discussions must increasingly explore the legal implications of
Changes are coming to higher education. President Donald Trump’s vision for higher learning differs from his predecessors, and the political and legislative blueprint outlined in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025,
University administrators and registrars often rely on deans and department chairs to promote departmental compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Likewise, such individuals are frequently the
The union movement and organized labor are flourishing in a post-pandemic environment.
There are those within academe who feel that academic freedom is limited to professors’ scholarly expertise in research and teaching. It is when they step out of this protected space
