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SESSIONS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
Don’t miss the large selection of high-quality plenaries, concurrent sessions, and discussion groups offering the latest legal trends and need-to-know higher education developments
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CONFERENCE TRACKS
Focus your conference experience and build your personal schedule through nine tracks covering nearly every topic in the practice of higher education law
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EXPERT PRESENTERS
Draw upon the expertise of your fellow members and leading practitioners in the field to inform your approach to the common and complex legal issues of today
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CLE CREDIT MINUTES
Earn up to 795 minutes of Continuing Legal Education credit – an exceptional value of high-quality content tailored to your practice
PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMS
Launch your conference experience at a tailored pre-conference program with a big impact
LAWYERS NEW TO HIGHER EDUCATION
JUNE 26-27
This foundation-building workshop is designed to introduce the lawyer new to college and university law to the concepts, statutes, regulations, and practical knowledge needed to navigate key areas of practice.
GENERAL COUNSEL ROUNDTABLES
JUNE 26
Informal small roundtable discussions designed to provide an opportunity for in-house chief legal officers to learn from one another while sharing knowledge, ideas, challenges, and lessons learned.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY
Supreme Court Update with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
June 27, 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Join us as we kick off the Annual Conference with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his unrivaled update on the Supreme Court’s current term, predictions for the following term, and what it all means for colleges and universities and the work of higher education attorneys.
FEATURED SESSION
When Your Duty is to Lead: Lessons on Crisis Leadership for the College and University Lawyer
June 28, 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
When the next high-stakes challenge or crisis threatens to roil your campus, and all eyes in the room turn to look at the lawyer, will you be ready to step up and advise on the path forward from a position of strength and confidence? In this dynamic and interactive simulation, learn how to appreciate your own strengths and weaknesses, assess other personalities in the room, and act decisively when your institution needs your counsel most.
CLOSING PLENARY
A Conversation with Lisa Brown, General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Education
June 30, 11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
The inaugural Closing Plenary promises to wrap up the 2023 Annual Conference on a high note. Lisa Brown, General Counsel of the Department of Education will discuss the Biden administration’s focus on increasing access to higher education, the landscape for higher education after widely-anticipated seminal decisions by the Supreme Court, and how her personal story and professional experiences impact her day-to-day work in public service.
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