Gallegos, Y.R. (October 2022), Albuquerque, the Magazine, “Ask a Legal Expert” (Interview regarding Cannabis Law).
Upcoming: The Basics of Marijuana Law
September 19, 2022: The Basic of Marijuana Law (Webinar, National Business Institute). https://www.nbi-sems.com/91611
Upcoming Revisions to Title IX.
June 9, 2022: Upcoming Revisions to Title IX. Presentation to University Board of Regents.
Higher Education Update: U.S. Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking.
April 7, 2022: Higher Education Update: U.S. Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking. Presentation to University Board of Regents. Forest City, Iowa.
How to Remain Compliant! Marijuana Laws, Licensing & More
March 31, 2022: How to Remain Compliant! Marijuana Laws, Licensing & More (Webinar, National Business Institute). https://www.nbi-sems.com/91611
2021 Higher Education Update
December 9, 2021: Higher Education Update. Presentation to University Board of Regents.
2021 Higher Education Update
November 22, 2021: Higher Education Update. Presentation to College Board of Regents/Executive Team Retreat & Training. Albuquerque, NM, Doubletree Hotel.
College as Employer: Mitigating Exposure to Liability when Faculty and Students Return to Campus
July 31, 2021: College as Employer: Mitigating Exposure to Liability when Faculty and Students Return to Campus (Webinar, Pioneer Educator) https://pioneereducator.com/education/Students-Return-Campus
Board of Regents Duty of Care
January 11, 2021: Board of Regents Duty of Care. Presentation, Arizona.
Distance Education & Innovation: Final Regulations
October 23, 2020: Distance Education & Innovation: Final Regulations (Webinar, Edupliance) https://www.edupliance.com/webinar/taking-advantage-of-department-of-education%E2%80%99s-new-distance-education-and-innovation-regulations-in-the-midst-of-the-covid-19-pandemic
Important Legal Liability Considerations When Faculty & Students Return to Campus.
July 9, 2020: Important Legal Liability Considerations When Faculty & Students Return to Campus. Presentation, Board of Regents Meeting.
Institution as Employer: Important Legal Liability Considerations when Faculty and Students Return to Campus
June 23 & June 25, 2020: Institution as Employer: Important Legal Liability Considerations when Faculty and Students Return to Campus, Webinar Series Presented by Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools. Download Presentation
Institution as Employer: Important Legal Liability Considerations when Faculty and Students Return to Campus
June 23 & June 25, 2020: Institution as Employer: Important Legal Liability Considerations when Faculty and Students Return to Campus, Webinar Series Presented by Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools Download Presentation
The Cares Act: Core Areas To Focus For Survival And Revival
May 19 and May 21, 2020: The Cares Act: Core Areas To Focus For Survival And Revival, Webinar Series Presented by Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools Download Presentation
The Cares Act: Core Areas To Focus For Survival And Revival
May 19 and May 21, 2020: The Cares Act: Core Areas To Focus For Survival And Revival, Webinar Series Presented by Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools Download Presentation
CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund: FAQs
HIGHER EDUCATON EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-FAQs
Higher Education: How High?
Understanding the Legal Parameters of Possession and use of Medical Cannabis on Campus in States Where it is Legal More Information
Understanding and Preventing Sexual Misconduct on Campus
December 21, 2019: Presentation to College Board of Regents, Farmington, New Mexico
2019 Higher Education Legal Update
December 20, 2019: Webinar to College Board of Regents.
Higher Education: How High?: Understanding the Parameters of Marijuana Possession and Use on Campuses in States that Have Legalized Marijuana
August 22, 2019: 2019 Central States Private Education Network (CSPEN) Annual Conference, Intercontinental Hotel & Resort, Chicago, IL – Download Presentation
Innovations in Distance Education and Accreditation: Department of Education’s Consensus Rules
August 9, 2019: 2019 Kentucky Association of Career Colleges Conference & Exhibition, Sullivan University, Louisville KY – Download Presentation
Fundamentals of Shared Governance
June 13, 2019: Presentation to College Senior Administrative Staff, Tsaile, AZ.
Recommendations for College Grant Policy Revisions
June 5, 2019: Presentation to Senior College Administration, Hotel Andaluz, Albuquerque, NM.
Innovations in Distance Education and Accreditation: Department of Education’s Consensus Rules
June 4, 2019: 2019 Career Education Colleges & Universities Annual Convention, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL (co-presentation with Jonathon Glass, Cooley, LLC and Mark DeFusco, CEO & President of Bay State College). – Download Presentation
Federal Higher Education Regulatory Update
November 16, 2018: Presentation to College Board of Regents, Twin Arrows, Flagstaff, AZ.
Review of College Personnel Policies & Procedures
February 2, 2018: Presentation to College Board of Regents, Twin Arrows Resort, Flagstaff, AZ
Trumpeting Change in Higher Education: Regulatory and Policy Changes in the DeVos Department of Education
October 26, 2017: Trumpeting Change in Higher Education: Regulatory and Policy Changes in the DeVos Department of Education (Webinar, Pioneer Educator) ( https://pioneereducator.com/education/trump-changes-in-higher-education).
America’s Dysfunctional System of Credit Transfer: Let’s End it Now
Hallmark University Comments with Exhibits
Albuquerque Rapid Transit: Mayoral Candidate Presentations
February 20 to May 20, 2017: Series of Presentations to Candidates for Mayor of City of Albuquerque and for First Congressional District of US. ART Construction Has Commenced: Concerns Remain
The New Regulatory and Legal Enforcement Regime: The First 6 Months of the Trump Administration and a Look Forward at Regulatory Enforcement and Legal Actions
June 8, 2017: CECU Annual Convention, The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
Federal Misrepresentation Regulations
January 18, 2017: Federal Misrepresentation Regulations. Presentation to Board of Regents, Arizona.
Complying with Federal Regulations Regarding Misrepresentation
January 18, 2017: Presentation to College Board of Regents, Flagstaff, AZ
Yolanda Gallegos is Interviewed Regarding Rapid Transit Injunction Motion
Construction is well under way on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project, and the legal battle to stop it continues. For the second time, opponents filed a motion for an injunction to stop ART construction. City officials say each day construction is halted could cost taxpayers $146,000, but ART opponents claim it would cost taxpayers … Continue reading Yolanda Gallegos is Interviewed Regarding Rapid Transit Injunction Motion
The Future of For-Profit Education: Opportunities and Challenges Presented by Non-Institutional Providers of Higher Education
June 7, 2016: “The Future of For-Profit Education: Opportunities and Challenges Presented by Non-Institutional Providers of Higher Education.” APSCU (Orlando, FL).
Gainful Employment Corrections, Challenges & Appeals: Don’t Be Measured By Bad Data
May 3, 2016: “Gainful Employment Corrections, Challenges & Appeals: Don’t Be Measured By Bad Data.” Webinar. (AudioSolutionZ).
On Your Terms: Negotiating with Vendors to Educational Institutions
November 17, 2015: “On Your Terms: Negotiating with Vendors to Educational Institutions.” Webinar (AudioSolutionZ).
Gainful Employment Earnings Survey Appeals: A Mission You Should Decide to Accept
November 10, 2015: “Gainful Employment Earnings Survey Appeals: A Mission You Should Decide to Accept” Presentation. Houston, Texas (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas).
The New Postsecondary Institutions Rating System: Do You Know What to Expect?
July 16, 2015: “The New Postsecondary Institutions Rating System: Do You Know What to Expect?” Webinar. (AudioSolutionZ).
The New Violence Against Women Act Regulations: Are You Ready for the July 1, 2015 Deadline?
June 30, 2015: “The New Violence Against Women Act Regulations: Are You Ready for the July 1, 2015 Deadline?” Webinar (AudioSolutionZ).
Vendor Contracts: Don’t Be Caught Off-Guard
June 24, 2015: “Vendor Contracts: Don’t Be Caught Off-Guard.” Webinar (APSCU)
Rating the Rating System: The New Federal Postsecondary Institution Ratings System
June 4, 2015: Yolanda Gallegos, together with Diane Auer Jones, Senior Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer, Career Education Corp.; Anthony S. Bieda, Vice President of External Affairs, ACICS; and Robert Johnson, Executive Director of California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) will present: “Rating the Rating System: The New Federal Postsecondary Institution Ratings System” at the … Continue reading Rating the Rating System: The New Federal Postsecondary Institution Ratings System
Final Gainful Employment Regulations: The Metrics Reloaded
January 14, 2015: Yolanda Gallegos presented a webinar entitled: “Final Gainful Employment Regulations: The Metrics Reloaded” hosted by AudioSolutions. Contact Audio Solutionz to obtain a copy of the presentation. Years in the waiting, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has finally issued its controversial and long-awaited “gainful employment” regulations in final form. Join expert speaker, Yolanda R. Gallegos, in this … Continue reading Final Gainful Employment Regulations: The Metrics Reloaded
President Obama’s College Affordability Plan: Tremor or Seismic Shift?
September 18, 2014: Yolanda Gallegos presented a webinar entitled: “President Obama’s College Affordability Plan: Tremor or Seismic Shift?” hosted by AudioSolutionz. Contact AudioSolutionz to obtain a copy of the presentation. Any day now, President Obama will propose a rating system of postsecondary schools that is designed to fundamentally change how Title IV funds are awarded by creating a … Continue reading President Obama’s College Affordability Plan: Tremor or Seismic Shift?
US Department of Education Gainful Employment Regulations: What to Expect
May 20, 2014: Yolanda Gallegos presented a webinar entitled: “US Department of Education Gainful Employment Regulations: What to Expect” hosted by AudioSolutionz. Contact AudioSolutionz to obtain a copy of the presentation. At the end of March 2014, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released its controversial and long-awaited “gainful employment” notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This mammoth 841-page release … Continue reading US Department of Education Gainful Employment Regulations: What to Expect
USDE Gainful Employment Regulations: The Sequel
February 27, 2014: Yolanda Gallegos presented a webinar entitled:“USDE Gainful Employment Regulations: The Sequel” hosted by AudioSolutionz. Contact AudioSolutionz to obtain a copy of the presentation. In December 2013, USDE released draft regulations that spell out a regulatory scheme with potentially catastrophic results. This webinar will inform private sector postsecondary schools of what USDE has proposed and identify where … Continue reading USDE Gainful Employment Regulations: The Sequel
President Obama’s Plan for Making College More Affordable: A Seismic Shift
December 12, 2013: Yolanda Gallegos presented a webinar entitled “President Obama’s Plan for Making College More Affordable: A Seismic Shift” hosted by the Association for Private Sector Colleges and Universities. On August 22, 2013 President Obama released details of his college affordability plan which he promises will aggressively “shake up” higher education. Learn how this plan would … Continue reading President Obama’s Plan for Making College More Affordable: A Seismic Shift
Gainful Employment 2.0: Where are the Bugs?
November 19, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee Yolanda Gallegos presented “Gainful Employment 2.0: Where are the Bugs?” at the Nashville Airport Marriott for the Association for Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) State Affairs Committee meeting.
President Obama’s Plan for Making College More Affordable: A Seismic Shift?
November 9, 2013 at 1:30 p.m., Yolanda Gallegos presented “President Obama’s Plan for Making College More Affordable: A Seismic Shift?”at the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools (ACICS) Annual Conference and Business Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Jacksonville, Florida. See more at http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-acics-annual-conference/speakers-a83a39538d2c473c86d95c450d4e46f9.aspx
Get Up to Speed: Hot Button Legislative and Regulatory Issues Affecting Private Sector Schools
October 3, 2013 at 3:30 p.m., Yolanda Gallegos presented: “Get Up to Speed: Hot Button Legislative and Regulatory Issues Affecting Private Sector Schools” at the 2013 Annual Conference of the Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (CCST) at the Horseshoe Bay Marriott Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.
From the High Court to Higher Education: 2013 Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Private Sector Colleges & Universities
September 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, Yolanda Gallegos presented a webinar: “From the High Court to Higher Education: 2013 Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Private Sector Colleges & Universities.”The webinar is hosted by the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A New Sheriff in Town
Yolanda Gallegos presented “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A New Sheriff in Town” at the ACICS Centennial Conference at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. [See Press Release] Additional details may be found at: http://www.acics.org/events/content.aspx?id=5000. “Ms. Gallegos provides educational institutions with the distinct advantage of working with an experienced attorney with a large-firm background at rates that … Continue reading The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A New Sheriff in Town
Together We Can Prepare for Oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Yolanda Gallegos presented to private sector colleges at the Career Colleges and Schools of Texas’s 2012 Annual Conference on Friday, October 12, 2012. Her presentation, “Together We Can Prepare for Oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau”was delivered at the Westin Galleria in Dallas, Texas. For more information visit: http://www.ccst.org/page/conference/annual_conference. To view photographs that were taken at … Continue reading Together We Can Prepare for Oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Defending Student Civil Rights Claims
Yolanda Gallegos presented a webinar on “Defending Student Civil Rights Claims” to members of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) on September 14, 2012 at 2:00 p,m. Eastern Time.
Impact of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on private sector schools
Yolanda Gallegos presented at the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools in Sacramento, California at its Legislative Policy Conference. She spoke on the impact of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on private sector schools.
Gainful Employment Regulations
Yolanda Gallegos presented a seminar on the Gainful Employment Regulations to institutions of higher education in El Paso, Texas.
Understanding the Gainful Employment Debt Measures
Yolanda Gallegos presented a national webinar to members of the Council on Law in Higher Education on “Understanding the Gainful Employment Debt Measures”at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Go to www.clhe.org to register for the webinar.
Gainful Employment Repayment Rate Regulations
October 28, 2011 – Yolanda Gallegos presented a national webinar for members of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities on the Gainful Employment Repayment Rate Regulations.
Address to General Assembly: “Year in Review: The Effect of the Media on Private Sector Colleges and Universities.”
2011 Career Colleges and Schools of Texas Annual Convention in Austin, Texas Read more.
Breakout Session: “Don’t Horse Around: Prepare for the Gainful Employment Regulations”
2011 Career Colleges and Schools of Texas Annual Convention in Austin, Texas Read more.
Yolanda Gallegos Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award on Behalf of the U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina.
September 3, 2011 – Yolanda Gallegos accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the Honorable Ricardo Urbina, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia at the Hispanic National Bar Association National Convention in Dallas, Texas.
APSCU Program Integrity Series: Misrepresentation Regulations Webinar
In this Webinar: Statutory Authority Summary of Regulation Expanded Definition of Misrepresentation Differences Between Common Law Misrepresentation and ED Regulation Imputation of Liability for Substantial Misrepresentations of Third Parties Covered Scope of Subject Matter of Misrepresentation Exposure to Other Actions for Misrepresentations What to Do Read more.
Higher Education Opportunity (for Confusion) Act Regulations: 90-10 and Cohort Default Rates — What May We Expect?
Albuquerque, New Mexico In this Seminar: HEOA: Regulatory Process 90-10 and the Cohort Default Rate: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Changes to the Cohort Default Rate Calculation Methodology Read more.
Surviving the Storm and Emerging Stronger: Preparing for Ed’s Program Integrity Regulations
Santa Fe, New Mexico In this Seminar: Current Political Climate for For-Profit Institutions Program Integrity Regulations: Changes on the Horizon Incentive Compensation Proposed Regulations: Removal of Safe Harbors Gainful Employment Final and Proposed Regulations What to Do Read more.
Surviving the Storm and Emerging Stronger: Preparing for Ed’s Program Integrity Regulations
Career Colleges and Schools of Texas Galveston, Texas In this Seminar: Current Political Climate for For-Profit Institutions Program Integrity Regulations: Changes on the Horizon Gainful Employment Proposed Regulations Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Metric for Assessing Gainful Employment Incentive Compensation Proposed Regulations: Removal of Safe Harbors What to Do Read more.
Avoiding Liability and Ensuring Success in Troubled Times
In this Seminar: Current Political Climate for For-Profit Institutions False Claim Act (Qui Tam) Actions Number 1 Audit / Program Review Finding Program Integrity Regulations: Changes on the Horizon What to Do Read more.
HEOA Regulation and Program and Program Integrity Rulemaking
El Paso Association of Career Schools, El Paso, TX. Read more.
HEOA Final Regulations & Program Integrity Rulemaking
SWASFAA Albuquerque, New Mexico In this Seminar: HEOA Rulemaking Process Changes to Cohort Default Rate Calculation Methodology – Ending FY 2011 Year Round Pell: Award of Pell From Two Scheduled Awards in One Year Program Integrity: Negotiated Rule-Making Read more.
San Juan City College v. U.S.
“‘Kafka-esque’ and ‘bureaucratic bungling’ were the words chosen by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in describing the U.S. Department of Education’s determination that San Juan City College, a Title IV participant, had closed and its subsequent decision to withhold Title IV funds from the school. The ‘bungling’ involved the Department’s erroneous conclusion in February … Continue reading San Juan City College v. U.S.
Yolanda Gallegos Elected to the Board of Hispanic Bar Association in D.C.
“James Vigil, ex presidente de la Hispanic Bar Association, Yolanda Gallegos recién electa vicepresidente y Poll Marmolejos, actual presidente, son algunos de los nuevos integrantes que conformarén la Junta Directiva y cargos ejecutivos de dicha entidad.”
GW Teaches Alumni Hard Legal Lessons
“George Washington University is giving freshly minted lawyers Stephen Garvin and John Paré an unusual hands-on course in how to respond to tough-minded litigation tactics. The school is aggressively pursuing its debt-laden alumni for attorney fees.” Read more.
When Students Sue Their Schools…
“Three students at George Washington University’s National Law Center slammed the university with a class action in D.C. Superior Court this spring. The budding lawyers, unhappy with the way the school was divvying up their tuition, asked a judge to force the university to spend more of that money to support the law school rather … Continue reading When Students Sue Their Schools…
Georgetown Law Profiles Yolanda Gallegos
“When it comes to legal philosophy, Yolanda Gallegos is a believer in the potent mixture of fire and ice.” Read more.