Powers Principal Rob Portman participated in a presentation on the role of the General Counsel in Medical Societies at the June 10, 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Medical Association Counsel (ASMAC). Read More
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe served on the host committee for the July 24 retirement party of Judy Schneider, a Congressional Research Service Specialist known for her over 40 years of service to Congress and the government relations community.
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe has been nominated for the Excellence in Advocacy award, an annual award presented by the organizers of the Professional Women in Advocacy (PWIA) Conference. She was nominated by Cathy Grealy Cohen, MHSA, CAE; Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Powers Education Counsel Laura Sitarski will moderate a panel on admissions best practices on August 1st, 2019 at the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) Annual Conference.
By Dan Brozovic
On Monday, July 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) formally published a final rule rescinding the Obama-era regulations known as the Gainful Employment rule. Institutions have the option to implement these changes immediately—including cessation of all GE disclosure obligations and direct-delivery requirements—provided they follow ED’s instructions for doing so, which are described below.
