Category: Education
Federal Court Vacates 2024 Title IX Regulations: What’s Next for Educational Institutions?
With less than two weeks left in President Biden’s term, a federal court has vacated the Biden administration’s overhaul of the regulations implementing Title IX (“Final Rule”). On January 9, 2025, Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky entered an order declaring […]
U.S. Department of Education Releases New Resource on Retaliation Under Federal Civil Rights Laws
On December 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a new resource addressing retaliation under the federal civil rights laws that OCR enforces, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination […]
Validating High School Diplomas: A Reminder to Institutions to Review Your Admissions Policies and Procedures
With the flurry of activity from the recently released Free Application for Federal Student Aid and upcoming Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment reporting, it’s understandable that some institutions may have overlooked a lesser-known regulation on validating high school diplomas. The new regulation, which was tucked into the U.S. Department […]
Thomas (Tommy) Screen joins HMBR
Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose Ltd., is pleased to announce Thomas (Tommy) Screen has joined us as a Partner of the firm. Mr. Screen specializes in higher education law and brings extensive experience, having served as general counsel at two institutions of higher education. With nearly twenty years dedicated to […]
CLIENT ALERT: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ISSUES NEW TITLE IX REGULATIONS
The U.S. Department of Education has issued its much-anticipated Final Rule on Title IX, which will go into effect on August 1, 2024. In a press release, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona described the Final Rule as furthering Title IX’s 50-year legacy and promise of “an equal opportunity to learn and thrive in our nation’s schools free from sex discrimination.”
CLIENT ALERT: U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASES NEW GUIDANCE ON ADDRESSING HATE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOLS
On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released a new Dear Colleague Letter reminding schools of their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) to provide all students, including students who are or are perceived to […]
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCES NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AFTER SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN STUDENT DEBT FORGIVENESS PLAN
In a 6-3 decision issued on June 30, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Biden v. Nebraska that the Secretary of Education did not have authority under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (“HEROES Act”) to establish a loan forgiveness program that would have cancelled […]
CLIENT ALERT: SUPREME COURT EFFECTIVELY ENDS THE USE OF RACE IN ADMISSIONS
By Linh Nguyen and Dan Lydon In a landmark 6-3 decision with significant legal and practical consequences for public and private higher education institutions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the use of race as a factor in admissions by Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC) […]
CLIENT ALERT: FTC’S UPDATED REQUIREMENTS TO GLBA “SAFEGUARD RULE” EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 9, 2022
By Linh Nguyen and Dan Lydon Nearly one year ago, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Final Rule on standards for safeguarding customer information (“Safeguard Rule”) pursuant to the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (“GLBA”). The GLBA is a data privacy law that requires “financial institutions” to implement policies and […]
Congratulations to American Association of Cosmetology School Award Winners
HMBR would like to congratulate our clients, Tricoci University and Evergreen Beauty College, who won awards at the Second Annual Golden School Awards at the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) conference October 13-16, 2022 in New Orleans. Tricoci University won for School of the Year, and Evergreen Beauty College, […]