August 2023 Community College Legal Update Newsletter

Notable decisions in this issue include:

• University may require out-of-state students to pay higher tuition even though it charges in-state tuition to resident students without lawful status.
• Student alleged sufficient facts to overcome dismissal of his claim a university breached a contract related to tuition the student paid prior to a move to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, and the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, issued a Dear Colleague letter providing guidance on student admissions following recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.