Scott D. Schneider’s faculty profile

Augusta Free Press February 21, 2025
Education lawyer calls Trump’s order to remove DEI ‘regulation by intimidation’
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider recommends that schools prioritize compliance with the law when referencing DEI before working toward alignment with their values.

Fox 7 Austin February 19, 2025
WARN Act: What is it and how does it apply to Texas workers?
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider explains the history behind the WARN Act as well as how its required employment notices impact and apply to Texas workers.

The Chronicle of Higher Education February 16, 2025
In Sweeping Letter, Ed. Dept. Says SCOTUS Ruling Applies to All Race-Conscious Programs
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider weighs in on a new U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) policy that requires colleges to eradicate all race-conscious policies and programming immediately or risk losing federal funding. Schneider says that this ruling could have a chilling effect on institutions as they are likely to over-comply out of caution.

USA Today February 4, 2025
Trump expected to sign order trying to ban trans women from preferred sports teams
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider predicts that President Trump's attempt to ban trans women from playing on sports teams that correspond with their gender identities will not have wide-ranging implications because the matter is unresolved in the courts.

KVUE January 29, 2025
Federal employees weigh options after President Trump’s buyout offer
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider discusses President Trump's "unprecedented" buyouts, sharing skepticism about whether the president even has
the authority to conduct a buyout of this scale and whether it is truly voluntary considering the uncertainty of employees' futures.

The Chronicle of Higher Education January 22, 2025
How a Trump Executive Order Could Upend Colleges’ Hiring Practices
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider comments on the power of an executive order reversing the Equal Employment Opportunity law, explaining that affirmative-action planning and report work will likely be prohibited.

CBS Sports January 17, 2025
Explaining what Department of Education’s startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future
Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider weighs in on potential implications of the NIL revenue sharing model outlined in a Title IX memo issued recently by the Department of Education.