As the U.S. Department of Education investigates dozens of universities for alleged Title VI violations, educators are wanting to know how to navigate the legal risks of this new DEI landscape.

Minnesota Lawyer recently interviewed Partner Nicole Engisch on this volatile and rapidly changing issue. Nicole is co-chair of the Higher Education and Academic Research practice group, co-chair of the Government Solutions and Investigations practice group. She has more than 30 years of legal experience as a state court trial judge, federal prosecutor, and civil litigator.

Read the article that features Nicole’s advice to educators and institutions amid these new investigations, and how they can evaluate their own DEI programs and initiatives.