Prevention and Protection Podcast™ From United Educators
Listen to advice from United Educators (UE) and other experts on how to protect students, staff, and faculty at your school, college, or university.
Academic Closures with Husch Blackwell
Attorney Ellen Babbitt discusses managing the risks of higher ed academic program changes driven by economic pressures; these range from eliminating majors to closing institutions. Ellen and her colleagues at Husch Blackwell wrote UE’s recently released
publications on the topic, including an overview guide and four detailed checklists.
Conducting Remote Title IX Investigations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This discussion with Jody Shipper of Grand River Solutions focuses on tips to employ and pitfalls to avoid when conducting your Title IX investigations remotely while campuses have moved to online work and instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.
Learn how your institution can continue to perform high quality investigations that remain compliant with Title IX.
Recent Developments in Title IX Caselaw
This discussion between Robb Jones, former senior vice president and general counsel for resolutions, and Heather Salko, senior risk management counsel, both of United Educators, analyzes two recent Title IX court decisions in the Sixth Circuit. These
case developments have an impact in that federal circuit but likely will have an impact in other circuits as well.
New Concussion Management Requirements for NCAA Institutions
UE risk researcher Christine McHugh interviews UE senior resolutions counsel Rhonda Hurwitz about the recent class action settlement agreement related to concussion management and medical monitoring. The discussion explains the lawsuit that led to the
settlement, the settlement’s provisions, and the benefits for institutions which comply with the provisions by the May 18, 2020, deadline.
The Role Campus Diversity and Inclusion Offices in Campus Protests
UE attorney Kimberly Cole interviews Dr. Leah Cox, vice president for inclusion and institutional equity at Towson University, about the role that campus diversity and inclusion offices can play in managing campus protests.