Title IX & College Risk: How Attorney Megan Ballard Mitchell Helps Families Protect Academic Futures, Scholarships & Student Rights

About this episode

Megan Ballard Mitchell discusses Title IX and its implications for students' academic futures and rights.

In this episode, we sit down with Megan Ballard Mitchell, a prominent Title IX, education law, and criminal defense attorney who has helped countless students and families navigate some of the most stressful challenges in higher education. Megan draws on her unique experience as a former Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and her strategic defense background to explain: 🔹 What Title IX allegations really mean for your student’s academic futur...

People in this episode

Host: Rob Danzman

Guest: Megan Ballard Mitchell

Topics covered

• Title IX
• education law
• student rights
• academic futures
• scholarships

Keywords

• Title IX
• education law
• student rights
• academic challenges
• scholarships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights

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