Overview
This edition of Steptoe's Higher Education Newsletter covers several recent developments, including:
- The conviction of a former visiting scholar at Columbia University for acting as an agent of the Chinese government;
- The Tenth Circuit's reversal of the conviction of a former professor at the University of Kansas for making a false statement;
- Florida A&M's acceptance of a fraudulent $238 million donation, resulting in the departure of the university's president and multiple other high-level officers;
- Notre Dame's suspension of its men's swimming program following an investigation into the team’s involvement in illicit gambling; and
- A federal court's approval of a settlement under which multiple elite universities agreed to pay $284 million to resolve allegations that they violated antitrust laws in making financial aid determinations.
Each of these developments offers important lessons for how to mitigate risk and address issues when they arise. We hope you find this edition of our newsletter interesting and helpful. If you have ideas for topics you would like us to cover, please let us know.
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