Articles on topics that may affect your organization’s policies

As we continue the fall semester, the Blog Committee would like to share some of the articles we’ve been reading that relate to policy administration in higher education. We have sorted them by subject matter for easier browsing.

Title IX

Hurry Up and Wait: What Can You Do While Awaiting the Title IX Final Rule?
By Alisha Carter Harris for TNG Consulting, JD Supra, Sept. 27, 2022

Department of Education Releases New Guidance on Pregnancy and Related Conditions
By Susan D. Friedfel, Carol R. Ashley, Crystal L. Tyler, and Desiree H. Langley, Jackson Lewis P.C., Oct. 10, 2022

Title IX Mandatory Reporting Expansion Under Fire
By Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 27, 2022

Health and Wellness

At One University, Resistance to a New Covid Policy Comes From Inside the House
By Francie Diep, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 14, 2022

Remote Work

What must leaders consider as they develop permanent remote work policies?
By Jon McNaughtan, Catherine Whaley, and Chelsea Wallace, Times Higher Education, Oct. 12, 2022

Academic Freedom and Women's Health

University of Idaho: Academic freedom policy, birth control access haven’t changed
By Becca Savransky for Idaho Statesman, The Spokesman Review, Oct. 5, 2022

Inclusion and Institutional Culture

University of Guelph Establishes Anti-Racism Policy Statement
Press Release by University of Guelph, Education News Canada, Oct. 13, 2022

We need to have new conversations about culture
By Edie Goldberg, Talent Management and HR (TLNT), Oct. 11, 2022

Student Admissions and Accessibility

Why Would-Be Students Aren’t Choosing College
By Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Education, Sept. 29, 2022

Admissions to the Major
By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 3, 2022

When ‘Rigor’ Targets Disabled Students
By Katie Rose Guest Pryal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 6, 2022

Campus Safety

Sexual assaults prompt Republicans, Democrats to relaunch Campus Safety bill
By Chris Burt, University Business, Oct. 7, 2022

Concordia University dragging feet on sexual violence policy, student unions say
By Erika Morris, CBC News, October 5, 2022

Transcript Withholding

Most Colleges Withhold Students’ Transcripts Over Debt. That’s Starting to Change.
By Sylvia Goodman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 6, 2022

Higher Ed Groups Urge Review of Transcript Withholding
By Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 13, 2022