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Robert in 'Daily Caller': How New Federal Regulations Are Making Some Higher Ed Lawyers Rich
In The Daily Caller, FIRE Senior Vice President Robert Shibley criticizes the fact that some higher ed "risk management" lawyers are profiting from the new threat to campus due process prompted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights' April 4, 2011, guidance letter. Robert points out that the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM) grossed $425,000 from a single seminar about complying with the new regulations. To read more about the dangers of the new regulations and the people who benefit, be sure to check out Robert's full article at The Daily Caller.
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