Anna E. Bullock, Susan Stone and Kristina Supler | Oct 20, 2026 | ARTICLES
On September 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) formally restored the 2020 Title IX regulations to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and repealed the 2024 rules, effective immediately. Schools and the DOE have followed the 2020 rules since early...
Susan Stone, Kristina Supler and Anna E. Bullock | Oct 15, 2026 | ARTICLES
In recent years, universities have been faced with a dilemma: they want their student handbooks to be construed as a contract when such a construction benefits them, such as when they want to discipline students, and as an illusory promise whenever their students...
Susan Stone and Kristina Supler | Sep 22, 2026 | ARTICLES, Title IX
When a Title IX complaint is filed, schools must also offer supportive measures to every Title IX complainant and respondent, and supportive measures often include no contact orders. See 34 C.F.R. § 106.30(a); 34 C.F.R. 106.44(a). Supportive measures are non-punitive...
Susan Stone and Kristina Supler | Aug 14, 2026 | ARTICLES
Beginning in fall 2027, the University of Michigan will replace traditional letter grades for some first-semester freshmen with pass/fail grades to allow freshmen a smoother entry into college. The reasoning is that removing grades will help address the growing mental...
Susan Stone and Kristina Supler | Aug 13, 2026 | ARTICLES
The other day, a parent described her child as showing signs of “autistic burnout.” The term stopped us both mid-sentence. We wrote it down immediately, because it captured something we had observed in our practice for years but had never had a name for. We have...
