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Many students look forward to college for the experience beyond the classroom—this can include participating in extracurricular clubs or organizations, such as the student newspaper or the baseball team. Students often meet...

Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination.  Our firm closely monitors these...

Contract cheating occurs when a student enlists someone to do their work for them. This is a form of cheating that inherently favors those with leverage—usually, the student who can afford to pay someone to write their essay,...

Allegations of college sexual misconduct or Title IX violations should be taken seriously—and all parties involved should be able to access justice. Recently, ProPublica investigated allegations that Liberty University...

Although the Department of Education is responsible for issuing Title IX guidance nationally, state legislatures can have an indirect impact on Title IX. A recent news story about the University of Texas demonstrates this...

At the height of COVID-19, many universities and colleges began to integrate tools such as Proctorio and Honorlock in an attempt to curtail academic misconduct—particularly cheating during tests or exams. Student advocates...

Can your college or university hold you responsible for engaging in misconduct even if it took place off university property? A recent incident at the University of Delaware (UD) reminds us that they can. The Incident Twenty-year...

In the early months of the 2021-2022 academic year, schools across the country have seen a disturbing increase in student vandalism and assault. Contributing to the spike are students seeking social media notoriety by responding...

Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination.  Our firm closely monitors these...

In April of 2024, the Department of Education approved New Title IX rules, which are scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2024. Our firm is closely monitoring ongoing challenges to these new rules in court, and is working hard to...

In 2016, Chen Jie received his master’s degree in engineering from China’s Hunan University—a significant accomplishment, certainly, but not a newsworthy one. Chen made headlines last November, however, when...

Would you be shocked to find out that your physics professor knows a ton about photons and quarks, but not much about ProctorU, barriers to internet access, or remote learning in general? Too many students are discovering their...

Social media can shape public opinion and spread important messages, especially on college campuses. When students use Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YikYak to spread activist messages, they have the potential to reach thousands...

Traditionally, the wheels of academia have moved slowly. “Glacially” might be a better adverb. The pace has sped up dramatically in recent years, though, as colleges and universities have been forced by circumstances to change...

Since California Senate Bill 493 was passed in September 2020, the University of California system (UC) has been determining how to implement the changes. UC’s sexual misconduct policies must fall in line with the new...

When the federal Title IX rules changed in 2020, they offered more protection for students accused of committing sexual harassment. However, many colleges and universities expressed concern that the changes would not adequately...

Accusations of academic dishonesty are coming hot in fast on the heels of COVID-19’s transition to online learning. However, the behaviors that universities now rank among academic misconduct are nebulous. Biased online...

You might think that things can’t get much worse than being accused of sexual misconduct at your college or university. You’d be wrong. In these days of fierce social movements like MeToo, undergoing an investigation,...

Title IX is designed to give student survivors of gender-based harassment and violence the protections they deserve on campus. However, the law should also protect students accused of misconduct and ensure they receive a fair...

The Daily Cardinal recently reported a campus sexual assault disclosed in a “Crime Warning” email sent out to the entire UW-Madison campus community. The Daily Cardinal is the University of Wisconsin–Madison student...