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Takeaways The NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a single age-based eligibility standard on 06.23.26 that replaces season-of-competition limits and sport-specific eligibility rules. Student-athletes who enroll full-time in college no later than the academic year after their 19th birthday will receive up to five years of eligibility. Schools must submit any waiver requests under the prior rules no later than 07.31.26; after that date, the waiver process is eliminated.Related Links

The New DOE–DOJ Interagency Agreement: A Meaningful Shift in Civil Rights Enforcement for Educational Institutions On June 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced a new interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that changes how federal civil rights complaints and compliance reviews of educational institutions may be evaluated, investigated, and resolved. tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 06/26/2026 - 13:53

A federal judge in Massachusetts has extended a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey requirement for approximately 178 additional colleges and universities in a lawsuit challenging the data-collection directive as un

A federal court in Massachusetts has again halted the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey admissions data collection for an expanded group of colleges and universities not covered by a preliminary injunction applying to the public higher

A federal judge in Massachusetts has provisionally allowed two higher-education associations to intervene in ongoing litigation challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Admissions and Consumer Transparent Supplement (ACTS) survey and has further extended the survey’s completion deadline f

A federal judge in Massachusetts will consider whether to block the Trump administration’s new admissions data reporting requirements for the state colleges and universities of a coalition of seventeen states that filed a lawsuit alleging the data collection is unlawfully burdensome and exceeds the

On March 11, 2026, a coalition of seventeen states, led by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, filed a lawsuit, Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Education , in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging that the U.S. Department of Education’s new Integrated Postsecondary E

One year after the DOE’s Dear Colleague Letter, institutions are still wrestling with the shifts in federal enforcement priorities redefining what Title VI compliance means. Jackson Lewis’ Carol Ashley and Dani Bland highlight the potential pitfalls and strategic considerations for schools seeking t

\\\\t The DOJ gambling indictments include 20 NCAA basketball players allegedly targeted for bribes to exceed their NIL compensation.

From ‘illegal DEI’ to union activity to False Claims Act risks, the past year has been a flurry of activity and high-stakes changes for higher education institutions. It is critical for universities and colleges to strike a balance between compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws and upholdi

With the comment period now closed on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) to its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), more than 3,400 submissions reflect broad participation across higher education and the public. Anno

TakeawaysHigher education institutions have unique data privacy and cybersecurity challenges, including cross-border data transfer requirements.Institutions are subject to increased regulatory oversight.Assessing current data privacy and cybersecurity processes, data maintained, and data shared acro

On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) proposed adding a supplement to the department’s annually updated data collection from postsecondary educational institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs. The supplement, called the “Admissions and Consumer Tran

TakeawaysThe Trump Administration is requiring higher education institutions in receipt of federal funding to report race-based admissions data.The secretary of education will revise reporting requirements of educational institutions to government agencies and take remedial action against institutio

Over the past few years, several colleges and universities across the country have unexpectedly closed, often with little notice to the communities they served. When this happens, the immediate attention is usually given to students and how they will be able to continue their educational journey wit

Presidential Order Aims to Bring Stability to Intercollegiate Sports On July 24, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) entitled, “ Saving College Sports .” The order includes several policy statements and directives with the stated purpose being to provide for the fair treatment of college

A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently approved a groundbreaking, nearly $2.8 billion settlement that promises to reshape college athletics by allowing schools to share revenue directly with college athletes. The settlement stems from antitrust l

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14242 directing the Secretary of Education “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, [to] take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education[.]” This long-expected but dramatic move has edu

On April 8, 2025, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida denied a motion to dismiss a former University of Florida quarterback recruit’s lawsuit alleging fraud by head football coach Billy Napier and a top athletics booster in a $13.85 million name, image, and