{"title":"Settling disputes with students with disabilities","authors":"Marc Charmatz","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31997","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Colleges and universities are facing unprecedented challenges, including (1) the withholding of federal financial assistance for moneys already appropriated and earmarked for specific uses, (2) the uncertainty of the scope and amount of federal financial assistance in the future, and (3) even the existence of the United States Department of Education. Every day, there is a barrage of new court cases with endless appeals.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":"3-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluate your credentials to assess whether skills Are useful in the workplace, valuable to students","authors":"Halley Sutton","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31999","url":null,"abstract":"<p>CHICAGO — Can students actually demonstrate the skills they learn from your programs in a way that will better their life outcomes? And do employers understand the competencies students gain when they graduate from your institution? It's a question on the minds of many who work in higher education, and it has an impact for your institution in terms of showing students the value of their degree. The landscape of college credentials is growing, sowing further confusion as each institution often has its own language for discussing similar skills or competencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules in favor of former student","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.32009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.32009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Melendez v. University of New Hampshire, et al.</i>, No. 23-cv-00172 (D.N.H. 02/10/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":"13-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge blocks President Trump's executive order demanding closure of ED","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31996","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A federal judge recently blocked President Trump's executive order requiring the Education Department to take all necessary steps to advance its closure. The judge ordered the ED to reinstate over 1,000 workers who were laid off earlier this year during a Reduction in Force, a move that resulted in the shuttering of seven Office for Civil Rights offices.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heed new OCR guidance for avoiding discriminatory uses of AI","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/dhe.32000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.32000","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Much has been written about the ethics of using artificial intelligence in higher education. Less has been written about the legal implications of using AI at colleges and universities, especially considering discrimination laws. However, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights recently threw its hat into the ring and published a resource titled “Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence.” Note: while this guidance was published shortly before President Trump took office, as of press time, it had not been altered, so it still contains useful information for colleges. Because the Education Department and OCR have deleted hundreds of webpages, the guide can be found here.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.32012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.32012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Taylor v. Monmouth Medical Center</i>, No. 24-6946 (D. N.J. 03/19/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.32010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.32010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Plotner v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois</i>, No. 2:22-cv-2202 (C.D. Ill. 02/10/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understand how access rights apply to service animals at athletics events","authors":"Timothy O’Brien","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31995","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Media reports of people attempting to bring their emotional support animals, ranging from peacocks to pigs, along with them on airline flights have become more commonplace than ever. The range and types of these animals have varied greatly, leaving many people to wonder about the legitimacy of their characterization as true and necessary emotional support animals and/or their potential qualification as service animals.</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 12","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Court dismisses claim against college","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31990","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Roland v. Donnelly College, et al</i>., No. 24-cv-2406 (D. Kan. 02/20/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 11","pages":"14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143939045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OCR: College mishandled request for service animal","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/dhe.31984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dhe.31984","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Pikes Peak State College</i>, No. 08-24-2149 (OCR 08/02/24).</p>","PeriodicalId":100378,"journal":{"name":"Disability Compliance for Higher Education","volume":"30 11","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143939512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}