Webinar: Investigations and College Operations – Best Practices for Internal Investigations and Responding to Government Investigations and Inquiries

Duane Morris will present the next entry in its webinar series, Boot Camp for Education Legal Leadership: Higher Education at the Political and Legal Crossroads: Protecting Your Institution’s Mission During a Time of Uncertainty, Investigations and College Operations – Best Practices for Internal Investigations and Responding to Government Investigations and Inquiries, to be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern | 11:00 a.m. Pacific.

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Webinar Replay: The Supreme Court and Higher Education – Impacts of the Court’s Recent Decisions on College Operations

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Webinar: The Supreme Court and Higher Education – Impacts of the Court’s Recent Decisions on College Operations

Duane Morris will present the next entry in its webinar series, Boot Camp for Education Legal Leadership: Higher Education at the Political and Legal Crossroads: Protecting Your Institution’s Mission During a Time of Uncertainty, The Supreme Court and Higher Education – Impacts of the Court’s Recent Decisions on College Operations, to be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern | 11:00 a.m. Pacific.

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Are these new rules the canary in the coal mine for distance learning?

At the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education quickly enacted emergency regulations allowing students to continue with their education online—a revolutionary development that provided a lifeline to institutions and students alike. Schools around the country seized the opportunity, pivoting to online asynchronous programs even for hands-on occupations like nursing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cosmetology, barbering, and esthetics that some believed could never be taught remotely.

Read the full article by Duane Morris’ Edward Cramp and Kristina Gill on the University Business website.

University Legal Support: Big Law Responds to Escalating Protest Demands

Katherine Brodie, partner and team co-lead of Duane Morris’ education industry group, said colleges and universities “are seeking guidance to navigate not only what their policies and procedures say they can do, but the public relations, safety, donor and other external considerations that need to be taken into account in determining next steps based on the unique circumstances faced during an on-campus protest.”

For instance, Brodie said in a statement, her firm has been approached by a private nonprofit institution seeking independent oversight of their student disciplinary process…

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Webinar: Compliance and Best Practices for Catalogs, Publications and Student-Facing Materials

Duane Morris is hosting Compliance and Best Practices for Catalogs, Publications and Student-Facing Materials, the second session in its Boot Camp for Education Legal Leadership series. The webinar takes place  Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern | 11:00 a.m. Pacific.

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About the Program

The start of the year is an excellent time for institutions to review their policies and establish a review cycle for all of their student-facing publications. In this session, Duane Morris Education attorneys will discuss strategies and best practices for institutions conducting policy, catalog and handbook reviews for the 2023-24 academic year with a focus on the value these materials have in mitigating institutional risk in the current active regulatory climate.

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