The Student Affairs Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Public Comment on Campus Policies: Iam pleased to share that the Public Comment Period for various campus policies, including the Campus Expression and Space Utilization Policy ,opened on January 21, 2025. Celebration Week 2025: Continue to join the VCU community this week as we commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2024

1, 2025, will be classified as “hourly” and eligible to receive overtime pay. Title IX Biden’s Title IX overhaul codifies specific rights and designations for LGBTQIA+ and pregnant persons and broadens the set of circumstances that constitute sexual harassment. Department of Labor rule. Deadline: July 1 2.

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The Student Affairs Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

11 from students interested in serving as the 2024-2025 VCU student representatives to the Student Advisory Committee for the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia. To make a report and for additional information, please visit the Title IX website. Additional information about the council can be found online here.

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The Student Affairs Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

It is also important to know that VCU is committed to providing an environment free from sexual misconduct, assault, harassment or any sex/gender discrimination that may violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and other state and federal laws.

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The Student Affairs Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

It is also important to know that VCU is committed to providing an environment free from sexual misconduct, assault, harassment or any sex/gender discrimination that may violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and other state and federal laws.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2025

Federal Judge Vacates Biden Title IX Overhaul Katherine Knott Thu, 01/09/2025 - 01:24 PM Republican state officials are celebrating the order as a massive win, saying it blocks the rule nationwide. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

McMahons Title IX Comments Cause Confusion, Concerns jessica.blake@ Thu, 02/20/2025 - 03:00 AM Statements from the education secretary nominee during her confirmation hearing conflicted with Trumps 2020 Title IX policies. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 11, 2024

The sweeping conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration would dismantle the Education Department, privatize student loans and end all ongoing Title IX investigations. Critics say it’s a road map to authoritarianism.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

McGuire of his February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague letter spelling out new rules and coercive threats for race conscious practices in education. Morally reprehensible is the devastating judgmental phrase that Acting Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Craig Trainor uses in his opening sentence Patricia A.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Department of Education Reverts to Trumps Title IX Rule Johanna Alonso Mon, 02/03/2025 - 03:00 AM Advocates for victims of sexual violence said the decision would put students at greater risk of harassment while conservative lawmakers and advocates applauded the move, arguing it would make students safer.

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University Business

JULY 16, 2024

More from UB: How the enrollment underdogs are using summer to stay competitive As a result, federal regulations, such as Biden’s recent gainful employment rule and Title IX implementation , could be significantly weakened. Will Project 2025 come into play? Raimondo, reinstating the judicial branch’s power.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration has strengthened Title IX and championed student loan forgiveness. Another 25% of companies plan to eliminate or will continue to eliminate requirements by 2025. How might Harris approach higher education if she wins this year’s election? Who is Kamala Harris?

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University Business

JANUARY 28, 2025

Late last year, however, a court blocked the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX protections to LGBTQ students. It also weighed in on sex discrimination and transgender students’ access to athletics.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2024

One much-touted approach to revamping schools occupies a chapter of Project 2025, the 900-page political blueprint authored by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. The post From student debt to Title IX reform, how Project 2025 could alter these people’s lives appeared first on University Business.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This Washington Update examines higher ed's future under new Congressional leadership, with key changes reshaping education policy in 2025

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University Business

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

link] Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) February 15, 2025 “But under any banner, discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin is, has been, and will continue to be illegal,” wrote Acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor. Institutions which fail to comply may face a loss of federal funding.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Washington Update Key Discussion Points: Higher Education Act 2019 Changes : Emphasis on the need for a comprehensive review of the act, touching on Title II (teacher education), Title IV (federal student financial aid), and Title IX (campus security). A lot of news has been out there with respect to Title IX and 1st.

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Campus Sonar

MARCH 13, 2025

The Trump administration is attempting to enact changes outlined in Project 2025 such as rolling back civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students and Title IX against sex-based discriminations, eliminating current income-driven repayment plans, and removing protections from predatory colleges.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Over the course of two weeks in January, a federal district court rescinded Biden-era 2024 Title IX regulations that expanded the landmark civil rights law, the outgoing U.S. Below, our Education Industry Team examines key Title IX updates impacting ground-level compliance efforts for higher education institutions.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2024

However, one recent Supreme Court decision and suggestions from Project 2025 have helped us unveil what facets of the sector may be due for an overhaul. While Trump has publicly distanced himself from Project 2025, he has appointed several key architects of the 900-page manuscript to his Cabinet, Axios reports.

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University Business

JUNE 28, 2024

” The FY 2025 bill, approved by an appropriations subcommittee, would retain the Pell Grant budget at its current level and increase special education funding by $30 million. Beyond the budget: Will Title IX be left unenforceable? said during the markup session. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) claimed in a statement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

From a spring full of student protest to the ending of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures in some states, the list of stressors is only likely to increase as time marches into 2025. With a Republican administration, experts agree that individual states are more and more likely to shape 2025.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

We’ve been exploring this question over the past year, including months of reading, analysis, reflection, and conversation about Project 2025 might mean for higher education. 337-8) Project 2025 would end the Biden team’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, along with “time-based and occupation-based student loan forgiveness” plans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Susan Cahn When House Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 on Jan. The order titled Keeping Men Out of Womens Sports prioritizes Title IX enforcement actions against such schools. It also plans to investigate an athletic association.

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University Business

JANUARY 28, 2025

As a result, directives by the Biden administration that extended Title IX protections to those experiencing discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity have been rescinded. Underscoring this order is the recent move by a Kentucky district judge to vacate Biden’s more comprehensive Title IX update.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Title IX reverts to 2020 regulations The U.S. Department of Education announced that institutions must comply with Title IX regulations implemented in 2020 during Trumps first term in office after it deemed the previous administration’s update an unlawful abuse of regulatory power. How will Trump impact higher ed?

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