The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of the learning environments for our students into remote and distance learning. They’re all in remote classrooms. Unfortunately, we’ve also seen an uptick in accusations that students have engaged in…
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Who would have thought in the fall of 2019, when we were all waiting with bated breath for U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to issue the Title IX regulations for campus sexual assault that the…
Receiving a summons or a subpoena for the first time can be very confusing. What does it mean? What are you supposed to do next? How is one different from the other? Luckily, our legal team…
It may seem innocent enough: you’re a college student who wants to hang out with your friends at a bar or watch a concert at a 21-plus venue, but you’re not yet 21. So you get...
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Cheating on college campuses is a widespread practice, and believe it or not, the majority of students think cheating is OK — until they get caught. But if you’re caught and found responsible of cheating on…
If you have been arrested while you’re in college — even if it wasn’t on campus — you run the risk of being punished twice for the same crime. Twice? But doesn’t the U.S. Constitution protect…
Of all the misconduct you can be accused of on a college campus, infractions involving alcohol are among the most serious. Why? Because college students can face punishment through both the criminal justice system and discipline…
Campus parties are as synonymous with college life as cacti are to the desert. But what many students fail to realize is that loud parties in your dorm room can lead to disciplinary action the same…
A former California real estate executive was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the high-profile college admissions scandal, in which 50 wealthy people, including celebrities like Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, paid…
Title IX is a component of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. This federal civil rights law states no individual living in the United Sates will be excluded from participation in an educational program or activity…
