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Thursday, March 11, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
  01. The Lawyer's Role in Cost Cutting Measures and Revenue Generating Activity in a Time of Budget Restraint
  Regular Session
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  • Current economic landscape for higher education;
  • Renegotiating and rescinding contracts;
  • Augmenting IP commercialization and recouping patent royalties;
  • Transitioning long-term from in-person to virtual Instruction in certain programs, and
  • Tapping new philanthropy (including robust outreach to international donors).
 
 
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
  02. Economic (Un)Sustainability of Higher Education’s Existing Business Model: Innovative Ways to Restructure Higher Education and Related Legal Issues
  Regular Session
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  • Examination of different business and budgetary models, at the programmatic and institutional levels;
  • RIFS, Furloughs, and contractual promises in the employment context;
  • Program Closures;  
  • Mergers and Acquisitions; and  
  • Partnership models.
 
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  03A. Employment Issues: RIFs, Furloughs, and Outsourcing
  Discussion Group
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  03B. Mergers and Acquisitions: Structuring the Deal, Due Diligence, Getting Alumni Buy-in, Getting Your Board "On Board" in Saying Yes to New Business Models
  Discussion Group
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  03C. International Issues: Special Issues Related to Programs Overseas or International Donors, Tax Implications, Remote Work Implications
  Discussion Group
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  03D. Deeper Dive Into Tenure and Faculty Handbooks
  Discussion Group
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  03E. Saving Money Through Managing Litigation Risk
  Discussion Group
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