On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced 52 investigations into universities for the alleged use of racial preferences and stereotypes in potential violation of Title VI […]
Patricia Bradley, Vice President, Sr. Associate General Counsel, Adtalem Global Education
Embed – In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry professionals from multinational companies live on location at the General […]
Trump Targets Higher Education Accreditation, Calling ABA Diversity Standards ‘Unlawful’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting higher education accreditation practices and calling out the American Bar Association (ABA), citing “unlawful race-based preferences” and “ideological […]
Elizabeth Barton, Managing Deputy General Counsel, Chicago Board of Education
In April, Legal Speak spoke with a legal audience of general counsels, technologists, executives and industry professionals from multinational companies live on location at the General Counsel Midwest […]
Teachers Union Sues U.S. Department of Education Over Halted Student Loan Repayment Plans
A teachers union sued the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., federal court Monday, challenging the agency’s abrupt shutdown of income-driven repayment plans that help student loan […]
Meta Costs Black Students Opportunities in Higher Education, New Discrimination Lawsuit Says
Meta Platforms is facing a civil rights and privacy lawsuit in the District of Columbia for allegedly racially discriminating on its platforms by disproportionately steering for-profit education advertisements […]
Coalition of AGs Support Updates to ABA’s Legal Education Diversity Standard
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is leading a coalition of several other states that have announced their support for a proposed revision to the American Bar Association’s accreditation […]
Susman Godfrey Argues Pro Bono Va. Education Case Before Fourth Circuit
A Big Law and an elite litigation firm went head-to-head before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Thursday in a case over whether the Virginia Department […]