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July 2025 – Nesenoff & Miltenberg, LLP obtained a favorable ruling on behalf of a former tenured professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Virginia who was terminated from his employment after false allegations of misconduct led to findings of responsibility in Correa v. The Rector and Visitors of the University …
Cheat, Confess, Repeat: How Universities Are Rewarding Academic Dishonesty
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| By Kimberly Courtney, Esq. Across some of the country’s most respected universities, a deeply concerning pattern is taking shape: students who voluntarily admit to cheating are allowed to walk away with little more than a warning—or nothing at all. In institutions like Stanford University and the University of Maryland, self-reporting amnesty policies let students disclose …
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The Potential Impact of Abolishing the Department of Education
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Although not yet completely abolished, the U.S. Department of Education will be stripped of much of its authority during the coming weeks of the Trump administration. How will that impact the rights and opportunities of students? As lawyers for college students who have focused our practice on enforcing rights provided to students, faculty, and staff …
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New Federal Anti-Hazing Law Establishes Obligations for Schools—What Does it Mean for Students?
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The vast majority of states in the U.S.—44–have passed criminal statutes outlawing hazing activities on school campuses. At first glance, it might seem that when federal lawmakers passed a new anti-hazing law, it might be similar to the state laws in application and bring uniformity to the prosecution of hazing offenses. However, the new law …
Understanding What Constitutes Sexual Harassment Under Title IX in 2025
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| The revisions to the Title IX regulatory scheme that were proposed in 2022 and released in 2024 changed the definition of sexual harassment in several critical ways. Sexual harassment is a form of sexual discrimination prohibited by Title IX and the source of most of the complaints filed by students, faculty, and staff on college …
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