OCR Regulatory Update: A Conversation with Assistant Secretary Catherine E. Lhamon

In this hour-long, on-demand briefing recorded live from the 2024 NACUA Annual Conference, Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, joined us to discuss the latest developments affecting higher education institutions in the areas of Title VI and Title IX. In conversation with NACUA member Joshua Richards, Partner (Saul Ewing LLP), Secretary Lhamon offered her insights on the current and future regulatory environment for higher education. 

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Catherine E. Lhamon

Catherine LhamonCatherine E. Lhamon is the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, where she has served since the United States Senate confirmed her in October 2021 following President Biden’s nomination for her in May 2021. From January through October 2021, Assistant Secretary Lhamon served as Deputy Assistant to President Biden for Racial Justice and Equity, where she managed the...

Joshua Richards

Joshua RichardsJosh Richards is a partner at the Philadelphia office of Saul Ewing. He is Vice-Chair of the Firm's Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the firm's Higher Education Practice, which has handled more than a thousand matters of all shapes and sizes for...

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