Speaking Events
Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity in the Lab
Discussion Group Leader, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Sponsored Research and Tech Transfer CLE, Washington, DC, November 2024.
Speaker, University of Vermont Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference
Co-Presenter and Discussion Group Leader, Title VI and Shared Ancestry on College Campuses in 2024, October 2024. https://learn.uvm.edu/program/legal-issues-in-higher-education-conference/
Co-Presenter, Leading Your Institution’s Responsible Use of AI: in Employment and by Employees, October 2024.
Co-Presenter, Policing on College Campuses, October 2024.
Moderator, Expert Panel on Leadership - discussion focused on institutional messaging in turbulent times, October 2023.
Co-presenter on Access to Education (admissions litigation), October 2022.
Discussion leader on the Intersection of Title IX and Title VII, October 2021.
Co-presenter on Student Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic, October 2020.
Co-presenter on college admissions; discussion leader on implicit bias, October 2019.
Co-presenter on the intersection of Title IX and disability issues; discussion leader on the #MeToo movement, October 2018.
Presidential Immunity - Court Decision and Related Litigation
Co-Presenter, Central Vermont Inns of Court, September 2024. Presentation covered pending litigation in multiple federal court jurisdictions
Fair Labor Standards Act - new Final Rule effective 2024
Co-Presenter, Central Vermont Inns of Court, March 2024. Discuss significant new changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime and salary rules.
Transgender Equity on Campus: Legal and Operational Challenges
Discussion Group Leader, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Higher Education Discrimination Workshop, San Diego, CA, March 2023. Advanced CLE presentation covered practical guidance for handling sexual identity / sexual expression / transgender questions and issues.
Counsel's Involvement in Ongoing Discrimination Matters
Panelist, National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Higher Education Discrimination Workshop, Seattle, WA, April 2019. Advanced CLE presentation covered practical guidance for handling the ethical issues which arise for in-house and outside counsel in complex discrimination matters.
Keynote Speaker, Title IX: Beyond the Trenches
Keynote Speaker, University of Maine system annual Title IX conference for full leadership and administrators, May 2019. Engagement also included leading a roundtable discussion for Title IX professionals in this university system.
Employment and Discrimination Law 101, Triangle Inc.
Workplace training to individuals with cognitive disabilities about discrimination and employment laws and workplace rights. March 2021.
Panelist, Definition of "Work" and What Puts Foreign National Students & Scholars At Risk
Boston Bar Association, January 2020.
2019 NAFSA Region XI Conference, Worcester, MA, October 2019.
Sexual Harassment in Higher Ed: Understanding Root Causes & Developing Labor-Management Solutions
Panelist, Annual Conference, National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education & the Professions, City University of New York, April 2019.
Faculty, Education Law and Public Policy, Boston College
Faculty (Part-time) for Education Law and Public Policy, a graduate level course, dual-listed at Boston College Law School and Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development.
Title IX Litigation & Administrative Developments
Panelist, Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 2019.
Disability in a College Setting: Legal Considerations
Presented to Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents (NESCA) .
Panelist, Addressing Sexual Assault Allegations in K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities
Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston and North Adams, MA. Panelists for these CLE programs also included a representative of OCR, U.S. Department of Education. The Title IX CLE program in North Adams was co-sponsored by the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Speaker, Massachusetts Paid Sick Leave Law & Proposed Changes to Federal Overtime Rules
Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce
Presenter, New England Labor Counsel, annual meeting
Legal developments impacting corporate internships
Panelist, Copyright / Fair Use Film Screening and Discussion
Framingham State University's screening of film Other People's Footage: Copyright & Fair Use. Following the film, Janet Faulkner served on a panel with faculty and filmmakers answering questions about use of third party video footage, voice, media and music in creative works.
Boston Bar Association, College and University Section
Co-presenter, Annual Employment Law Update