Suzanne Messer

On May 22, 2026, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a memo that significantly limits how the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) will handle complaints regarding animal-related...more Pandemic-related litigation against colleges and universities regarding refunds of tuition and fees is still playing out in the courts. The outcome of these lawsuits, in which students demand tuition and fee refunds because...more Dear Higher Education Readers … The spring of 2024 not only brought with it the release of Season 3 of the Netflix blockbuster Bridgerton, but also the release of revised Title IX regulations. On April 18, 2024, the U.S....more In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions were faced with myriad challenges - remote instruction, dedensification of campuses, cleaning and sanitizing and COVID testing, to name a few. On top of all...more