As the premier conference on higher education law in Texas, the Texas Higher Education Law Conference provides college and university professional in the public and private sector, and attorneys who advise them, the most current information on important developments in such areas as discrimination, Title IX, DACA, "hate speech" and the First Amendment to name a few.
Monday – October 26 - Day 1
10am Breakouts
How to Conduct an Investigation
Katie Anderson and Pete Thompson, Clark, Hill, & Strasburger, LLP
Responding to Student Deaths on Campus
Maureen McGuinness, University of North Texas
SCOTUS Wrestles with LGBT Discrimination under Title VII
Kathleen Conn, King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC
11am Breakouts
Case Study of an Investigation
Katie Anderson and Pete Thompson, Clark, Hill, & Strasburger, LLP
Understanding and Championing Neurodiversity
Smita Mehta, University of North Texas
Title IX Administrator Voices: What Supervisors and Institutions Should Know
Demesia Razo, Tarrant County College
12pm Plenary
Update on the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Investigations & Resolutions
Lynn Rossi Scott, Brackett & Ellis, P.C.
1pm Breakouts
Higher Education Institution Governing Boards: Rogue Regents and Malice in Wonderland
William R. Fossey, University of Louisiana, and Robert Cloud, Baylor University
Hanging in the Balance: The Legal Update of DACA and its Implications for Undocumented Students
David Nguyen, Indiana University, and Joshua Cohen, University of North Dakota
Not Just a Private Matter: Required Sexual Misconduct Reporting for Faculty and Staff at Faith-Based Universities
Chris Riley and Andrew Little, Abilene Christian University
Tuesday – October 27 - Day 2
10am Breakouts
Higher Education and the First Amendment
Amy Magee, Texas Association of School Boards, and Danielle Dary, Thompson & Horton LLP
Controlled and Applied Research in Higher Education
Jamie Peno and Justin Cook, University of North Texas
Supporting Undocumented Students by Enhancing Individual and Institutional Undocu-Competence
Nicholas Tapia-Fuselier, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
11am Breakouts
Information Security in Texas Public Higher Education Institutions — What You Need to Know
Charlotte Russell and Rich Anderson, UNT System Office
Campus Expression and Facilities Use
Amy Magee and Scott Rizzo, Texas Association of School Boards
Legal Issues regarding Neurodiversity
Katy Washington, University of North Texas
12pm Plenary
An Ever-Changing Landscape: New State Mandates for Responding to Sexual Misconduct
Chad Timmons, Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Hullett, P.C.
1pm Breakouts
Cybersecurity from the FBI Perspective
Miguel A. Clarke, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Diversity in the Classroom, TWU Interactive Theatre Troupe
Artistic Director Noah Lelek, Texas Woman’s University
The Intersection Between “Hate Speech” and the First Amendment
Derek Teeter, Husch Blackwell
Wednesday – October 28 - Day 3
10am Breakouts
Going Beyond the Headlines: Understanding the Legal Issues Driving Concern Over Foreign Influence on College Campuses
Jennifer Cowley and Mark McLellan, University of North Texas
Screening for Safety
Ross Mitchell, Praesidium
It’s Kind of a Big Deal: SB212, Title IX, and Sexual Violence Reporting Requirements for Texas’ Institutions of Higher Education
Zachary Taylor, Trellis Company
11am Breakouts
National Hazing Update
Kim Novak, NovakTalks.com
Preventing Abuse in Your Organization
Ross Mitchell, Praesidium
Open Session: Q&A on Title IX and Civil Rights
Scott Lewis, TNG Consulting
12pm Plenary
Panel Discussion: COVID on Campus, Part I — Student Perspective
Kim Novak, NovakTalks!
Brandon Kitchin, UNT Graduate Student and UNT AGSHE (third panelist)
1pm Plenary
Panel Discussion: COVID on Campus, Part II — Leadership Perspective
Christine Hubbard, North Texas Community College Consortium Scott Lewis, TNG Consulting
Brent Wallace, North Central Texas College
