Powers Welcomes Taylor Dowd and Abby Felter to Education Practice
Powers is pleased to announce that Taylor Dowd and Abby Felter have joined the firm’s education practice.
Powers Attorney Katherine Demedis Promoted to Counsel
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville is pleased to announce that Katherine Demedis has been promoted to Counsel, effective October 1, 2020.
Powers Education Group Publishes Article on Blockchain Uses for Career Colleges
Powers Principal Nick Michiels and Summer Associate Olivia O’Hea authored an article about blockchain opportunities for career colleges, which was published in Career Education Review.
Updating Your Title IX Framework
By Katherine Demedis and Olivia O’Hea
Nine on IX: A Series of Articles Considering the New Title IX Rule
This is the second in a series of nine articles on the Department of Education’s new Title IX rule, which became effective on August 14, 2020. The series is focused on changes that schools will likely need to make to their existing Title IX policies to comply with the new rule.
Powers Higher Education Specialist Sharon Bob to Present at ACCET 2020 Conference
Powers Higher Education Specialist Sharon Bob will present at the virtual Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) Annual Conference on Thursday, August 13.
New Title IX Rule Limits Scope of Covered Sexual Harassment
By Katherine Demedis and Olivia O’Hea
Nine on IX: A Series of Articles Considering the New Title IX Rule
This is the first in a series of nine articles on the Department of Education’s new Title IX rule, which becomes effective on August 14, 2020. The series is focused on changes that schools will likely need to make to their existing Title IX policies to comply with the new rule.
COVID-19 Guidance for Postsecondary Institutions – UPDATE: June 22, 2020
This updated article provides links to, and briefly summarizes, legislation and federal agency guidance designed to ease the burden of the coronavirus pandemic on higher education institutions.
Powers Education Attorneys to Present at CECU Virtual Convention
Powers Education Group attorneys Joel Rudnick, Dan Brozovic, and Katherine Demedis will present webinars as part of Career Education Colleges and Universities’ (CECU) 2020 Virtual Convention.
Powers Attorneys Dan Brozovic and Katherine Demedis to Present on New Title IX Rule at CECU Virtual Convention
Powers education attorneys Dan Brozovic and Katherine Demedis, along with Laura Sitarski of Sitarski Law, will present a webinar titled, “Are You Ready to Implement the New Title IX Rules?” as part of Career Education Colleges and Universities’ (CECU) 2020 Virtual Convention.
COVID-19 Guidance for Postsecondary Institutions – UPDATE: May 22, 2020
This article has been revised to include additional and updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. Please click here to view the most recent version.
This updated article provides links to, and briefly summarizes, legislation and federal agency guidance designed to ease the burden on higher education institutions.
Powers has updated this article to incorporate new information and guidance released by the U.S. Department of Education on May 15, 2020. Sections that have been substantively updated are denoted by the phrase New Information.
A Summary of Key Provisions in the Department’s Distance Education NPRM
By Sean Beller
Click here to download a PDF of this article.
On April 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposed regulatory edits on a number of topics, and predominantly distance education and direct assessment (including subscription-based) programs. The NPRM, which can be found here, is the product of negotiated rulemaking surrounding a number of accreditation-related issues that occurred in 2019 and resulted in consensus on the Department’s proposed regulations. The NPRM invites the public to submit comments on the proposed regulatory revisions, and any such comments must be received on or before May 4, 2020. Comments may be in support of the NPRM or can suggest revisions. Please contact Powers if you would like any assistance in preparing comments.
Summary of ED’s Updated and Consolidated COVID-19 Guidance
This article has been revised to include additional and updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. Please click here to view the most recent version.
This updated article provides links to, and briefly summarizes, legislation and federal agency guidance designed to ease the burden on higher education institutions.
Summary of Higher Education Provisions in the $2 Trillion Federal Economic Relief Package Known as the CARES Act
The Powers education group released a memorandum today summarizing the higher education provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed on Friday, March 27. The memorandum provides an executive summary and a section-by-section overview of the higher education provisions of the CARES Act.
Powers Update Regarding COVID-19 Guidance for Postsecondary Institutions
This article has been revised to include additional and updated guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. Please click here to view the most recent version.
The spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has had an unprecedented impact on higher education institutions across the country. Schools are closing campuses, sending students home, and transitioning their academic programs from brick-and-mortar sites to distance education delivery methods. This article provides links to, and briefly summarizes, recent guidance issued by federal agencies and potential legislation designed to ease the burden on higher education institutions. All affected schools should remember to document any changes to their programs and to communicate the changes to their accreditors. Institutions should also promptly alert students to any changes in programs, the academic calendar, or method of instruction.
Powers Education Professionals to Present at ABHES National Conference on Allied Health Education
Powers Education Group professionals Sharon Bob, Nick Michiels and Dan Brozovic will present at the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) annual National Conference on Allied Health Education. Sharon will participate in the conference’s Regulatory Panel on Friday March 6, and Nick and Dan will present “Surviving (or Even Thriving In) a Program Review or Audit,” on Thursday, March 5.
Powers Attorneys Dan Brozovic and Katherine Demedis to Present at NASFAA Leadership Conference
Powers attorneys Dan Brozovic and Katherine Demedis will present at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) Annual Leadership & Legislative Conference & Expo on February 4.
Recent Promotion of Powers Attorneys Strengthens Growing Education Practice
The education practice at Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville recently elevated Dan Brozovic to Principal – the third elevation during the past two years – thereby further extending the deep bench of legal talent within the practice.
Powers Associate Dan Brozovic Promoted to Principal
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville is pleased to announce that Dan Brozovic has been promoted to Principal, effective January 1, 2020.
Department of Education’s Accreditation Rule Seeks to Eliminate Distinction Between Regional and National Accrediting Agencies
By Katherine Demedis
Institutional accrediting agencies in the United States have long been divided into national and regional agencies, with the seven regional accrediting agencies operating in distinct geographic regions in the country. However, the Department of Education’s new accreditation rule implements several changes intended to eliminate the distinction between regional and national accrediting agencies.
Institutions Subject to Adverse Actions Have Opportunity to Change Accreditors Under the Department’s New Rule
By Katherine Demedis
The loss of institutional accreditation is often a death knell for Title IV eligible institutions because most institutions enroll a substantial number of students who depend on Title IV funds to finance their educations. With its recent revisions to 34 C.F.R. § 600.11 published on November 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education may have provided a life line. The Department’s new rules allow institutions that are or have been subject to an adverse action by their current accrediting agency to change accreditors or maintain accreditation by more than one institutional accreditor.