DEAC’s Title IV for Distance Education Seminar June 17, 2025 11:00 am- 3:00 pm Eastern
Join DEAC and colleagues from the Duane Morris Education Group for an online seminar that will cover developments impacting educational programs offered by distance education for institutions participating in Title IV Federal Student Aid programs. Even if your institution is not currently participating in the Title IV programs, this session will provide the latest information on current laws and regulations in place, as well as trends and priorities in federal higher education law and policy, including accreditation.
This is a pivotal time in higher education. Congress is currently negotiating Budget Reconciliation language that, when enacted into law, is likely to make deep and dramatic cuts to federal financial aid programs that will have immediate impacts on how – and whether – students can pay for college; the types of accountability standards to which colleges and their programs will be held; and the type of information that will be collected and shared with the public about student success.
Now a regular, in-demand offering by DEAC, this 4-hour training session will cover the latest on reconciliation budget cuts, while also reviewing:
Current Title IV regulations in effect governing distance education, including regular and substantive interaction, Satisfactory Academic Progress, ADA compliance, and privacy and data security requirements
The status of the Gainful Employment, Financial Value Transparency, 90/10, and Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations
The state of play of the Title IV state authorization rule and NC-SARA, including state policy developments
Current Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, and Certification regulations
Other policy drivers challenging business as usual, including managing expected Cohort Default Rate increases, compliance with nondiscrimination laws and guidance, accreditation reform, and more
Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking Proceedings
Duane Morris Education Group Speakers
Katherine D. Brodie is partner in Washington, D.C. and a Team Lead of the Duane Morris Education industry group. She is one of a small number of attorneys in the United States with a daily practice devoted primarily to the needs of educational institutions (nonprofit, public and proprietary), education associations, accreditors, education companies and investors in education
Michelle Hon Donovan is a partner in San Diego. A commercial lawyer, specializing in intellectual property, privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence, technology transactions and other commercial contracts. Ms. Donovan's clients represent a wide range of industries, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology, high-end consumer electronics, software, artificial intelligence, automotive, music, cosmetics and personal care products, real estate development, education, staffing, food and beverage, and social networking.
Jennifer D. DeMay is a special counsel in Chicago. Having spent over 20 years in education-related companies in in-house legal and regulatory roles, Ms. DeMay understands the wide-ranging needs of her clients. She has an institutional perspective on the needs of admissions, student accounting, financial aid and student services and the intersection of risk and compliance with operations. Ms. DeMay has considerable experience advising on corporate governance, compliance with federal financial aid requirements, Title IX (sexual harassment) investigations and training as well as ADA compliance.
Kristina Gill is a partner in Washington, D.C. Ms. Gill’s practice focuses on issues related to federal and state higher education law from both a policy and regulatory compliance perspective. Her experience and advice includes issues surrounding compliance with the federal regulatory process, particularly as related to the Title IV student financial aid programs authorized by the Higher Education Act and administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
Jessica S. High is a special counsel based in San Diego. She counsels private sector colleges and universities in their many specialized relationships, including matters of state and federal regulation, accreditation compliance and advocacy, and student and employee disputes and concerns. Ms. High brings an owner's perspective to the specialized work of counseling our education clients. Her family owns and operates a group of accredited private allied health colleges.
Matthew Steinway is an associate in Washington, D.C. His practice focuses education policy and institutional compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulations, including Title IV student aid; accreditation; change of ownership transactions; borrower defense to repayment issues; and Title IX, Clery Act and campus safety.
