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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...

NCAA member schools have a duty to protect their student-athletes in several ways. Not surprisingly, schools must protect their student-athletes physical health by ensuring that they are not unnecessarily exposed to serious...

For decades, we have lauded students for their high test scores and good grades. An A+ has traditionally been seen as an objective measure of hard work completed and learning accomplished. It’s becoming clearer that this...

Maintaining academic integrity is high on the list of priorities for colleges and universities around the world. To prevent cheating during exams, administrators used online proctors and invasive technology to monitor students...

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 June 2020, a University of Portsmouth radiography student took his own life after facing accusations of plagiarism on his final dissertation. One month before this tragic event, the student had learned his dissertation...

Being the subject of a misconduct investigation is never enjoyable. Not knowing precisely who your accuser is can make the process much longer (and much more intimidating). In one recent case, two coaches of a softball team at a...

Consent is a regular part of today’s conversations about Title IX. While universities like Brigham Young University are hosting consent training workshops, these workshops often overlook the complexities of sexual assault....

Recent court rulings have altered Title IX. These rulings have forced some schools out of compliance with the new rules. A major change comes from the US Department of Education, which recently announced that schools can now rely...

Earlier this fall, WBTV reported that Myers Park High School had been under review for several years because it had not abided by the Title IX federal regulation. In fact, between 2018-2019, there were over 1,600 Title IX...

So it begins, the new era in college sports. In late September 2021, the SEC became the first conference to implement a new policy towards compensating athletes. Following directly on the Supreme Court’s June 21 decision in...

In June 2021, students in Hunstville, Arkansas, began coming forward with Title IX complaints, which stated that basketball players were allegedly putting their genitals into their teammates’ mouths, calling it...

Myers Park High School has been under review by officials for several years for not abiding by the Title IX federal regulation. In fact, during the 2018-2019 school year, there were over 1,600 Title IX violation allegations...

Global technology and security leader Cisco is getting involved in the fight against academic fraud. With one click, Cisco can block more than a thousand sites tagged as “academic fraud” for college systems. Blocking sites en...

Most high schools and colleges prohibit bribery as part of their conduct codes. Generally, students and professors know a bribe when they see one and that it’s against the rules. What’s less known is the punishment for...

Colleges and universities have had to adapt significantly to the changes the coronavirus pandemic brought. Most schools switched to distance learning on a massive scale, shifting classroom dynamics and shaking up students’...

Back in the day, cheating in school meant jotting down key concepts and answers on one’s shirt cuff, glancing at another student’s paper, or maybe bartering with a brainy friend who had essay-writing chops. Now,...

The response of institutes of higher education to reports of sexual violence is regulated by a complex series of overlapping regulations that can make it difficult for both the institutions and the accused parties to navigate. In...

In July, a federal judge struck down a Title IX rule that will impact how universities conduct investigations. Civil rights groups had brought forward a lawsuit concerning this particular provision, and its removal from federal...

With the rise in school shootings and the problem of students bringing drugs into schools, student searches have become more prevalent. It’s a preventative measure designed to protect students, faculty, and staff. There is,...