Education is an evolving industry that requires institutions to achieve not only vocational excellence in academics, but also to master a complex ecosystem affected by a broad range of issues from human resources to construction, finance, and intellectual property protection and enforcement.
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Publications
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05.06.2024For Title IX, Beware Diminishing Due ProcessThe White House approved and released the Department of Education’s sweeping changes to Title IX’s implementing regulations last month, changing the rules for how colleges conduct investigations into allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
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03.15.2024Implications From Denial of Certiorari in Race-Neutral Admissions CaseUpdatesThe U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a much-scrutinized U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit case involving race-neutral school admissions procedures, Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County Board, on February 20, 2024.
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06.21.2023DOE Title IX Revamp of Campus Disciplinary Process Casts Wide NetArticles
Bloomberg Law
Perkins Coie’s Markus Funk analyzes the broad scope of the Department of Education’s proposed changes to Title IX’s implementing regulations, and effect finalized rules would have on campus disciplinary procedures. -
05.19.2023Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of AdjunctsArticles
Law360
Perkins Partner T. Markus Funk, joined by UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh and Dechert’s Andrew Boutros, tackle the question of whether today’s adjunct law professors are teaching temps, cash cows, valued instructors, or something else. -
12.03.2020Higher Education Institutions May Be Back in the Department of Labor’s CrosshairsUpdatesThe gender equity movement focused higher education institutions on pay equality. For example, in 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued the University of Denver alleging gender discrimination in professor compensation that resulted in the university paying $2.66 million to resolve the matter. Now, the recent racial justice movement has raised the stakes for these institutions.
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08.14.2020INSIGHT: These Defenses May Help Universities in COVID-19 LawsuitsArticlesAs colleges and universities reopen, the potential for another shutdown and lawsuits over refunds for tuition, fees, and health and safety looms.
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07.27.2020Higher Education COVID-19 Losses: Property and Business Interruption Insurance Policies Should Provide ReliefUpdatesDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions of higher education are facing significant revenue challenges and incurring extra expenses for which their insurance programs should provide relief.
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03.30.2020‘Varsity Blues’ One Year Later—Lessons for Higher Ed InvestigationsArticlesIt’s been one year since federal agents made dozens of arrests in the nationwide college admissions scandal. Funk and Trombino provide four guideposts to help colleges and universities needing to investigate allegations of misconduct steer themselves, and their communities, through such moments of crisis.
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02.27.2020US Department of Education Scrutinizes Foreign Investment Into Higher EducationUpdatesThe U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently launched investigations into at least a half dozen top research institutions for failing to disclose foreign-sourced gifts or contracts.
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03.18.2019Higher Ed Admissions Scrutiny—The Road AheadUpdatesThe wave of federal charges against some fifty individuals for college admissions fraud and testing bribery schemes caught numerous universities and much of the United States by surprise.
Presentations
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06.07.2023Demystifying Washington State’s My Health, My Data ActWebinarsThe recently enacted My Health, My Data Act (MHMD) will regulate the collection, use, sharing, analysis, and sale of health-related data of individuals in Washington state and beyond.
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03.09.2023The Delicate Task: How To Conduct a Trauma-Informed, Survivor-Centered Internal InvestigationWebinarsOn Thursday, March 9, 2023, Perkins Coie hosted a highly interactive CLE webinar designed by seasoned practitioners who will share best practices and their experiences investigating cases of workplace violence, sexual and racial trauma, and other instances of power-based harm.
