Insights on Higher Education

On June 28, the US Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine, significantly reducing the power of federal agencies’ staff acting as experts in interpreting federal statutes.

Les Jacobowitz will speak at a hybrid Reorg Panel Event on June 5, 2024.

Labor, Employment & OSHA Partner Henry Morris, Jr. will present at the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions’ (NCSCBHEP) 51st Annual Conference in New York City on March 17-19, 2024.

Educational technology (EdTech) has long been used by educators as a way to support teaching and facilitate student learning using a wide range of digital tools, platforms, and resources designed to engage students and encourage innovation.

It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.

Good nonprofit governance is challenging. It involves crafting and implementing smart policies that can be clearly communicated and anticipate future problems.

For better or worse, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.

On May 15, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that impedes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at public higher education institutions throughout the state.

ArentFox Schiff served as outside counsel to California State University in a long-term stadium licensing deal with San Diego’s new MLS expansion team.

“This is the new arms race.” That’s how Missouri State Representative and former University of Missouri offensive lineman Kurtis Gregory described the burgeoning patchwork of state laws that govern student athletes’ ability to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL).

Harvard University must pay its own defense costs in the ongoing legal challenges to its affirmative action program after losing a battle with its insurance carrier, Zurich American Insurance Company (Zurich).

ArentFox Schiff LLP secured a victory on behalf of University of Kansas professor Feng “Franklin” Tao in a closely watched case involving allegations of wire fraud and false statements.

The Ohio State University has successfully obtained a trademark registration for the word “THE,” which has been the university’s moniker and rallying cry at sporting events for decades. The trademark registration covers “clothing, namely, t-shirts, baseball caps and hats.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the DMCA) governs the protection of copyrighted material in the digital environment. Among other things, the DMCA criminalizes circumvention of digital rights management tools that restrict the use of copyrighted works and proprietary software.

Join us for a lively conversation with Former US Senator Doug Jones, Former US Congressman Philip English, and our Washington team as they address upcoming Congressional policy proposals with outsize impacts on the Health Care, Higher Education, and the Nonprofit Sectors.

Last week, in a memorandum to NLRB regional directors, officers in charge, and resident officers, Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said scholarship athletes who generate millions for their schools “are employees under the NLRA.”

Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights for college and high school athletes remains a hot topic as we enter the start of the academic year. Many sponsors and professional teams see a number of intriguing reasons to partner with student athletes. These reasons range from expanding long-standing suppor

This potential expansion of CFIUS’s powers suggests broader congressional concern about attempts by Chinese entities to circumvent CFIUS reviews and access critical technologies.

Join Partner Adam Bowser for the “Higher Education Texting: Regulations & Best Practices” webinar, where he will explain TCPA, the often confusing rules around different types of SMS text messages, and best practices to keep your higher education institution or business compliant.

The DHS and ICE have issued Guidance Documents, Frequently Asked Questions, and a Reporting Template to guide higher education officials in staying in compliance with the applicable rules.

College and university staff and college store operators routinely grapple with how to enable students to use copyrighted material in the most economical and efficient way. Copyright protections have not made this easy, with sometimes complex considerations for different licenses and exceptions.

Colleges and universities should take steps now to implement a plan in response to the investigation dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” in which federal prosecutors charged at least 50 people in an elaborate scheme to gain admission for their children at elite universities.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Late last year, the US Department of Education proposed a rule that the Trump Administration says “takes the important and historic step of defining sexual harassment under Title IX.”

Arent Fox International Trade Practice Group Leader Kay Georgi and Counsel Regan Alberda will speak at the 2018 Conference on the Impact of Export Controls on Higher Education and Scientific Institutions.