Colleges Are Lawyering Up to Avoid Becoming the Next Harvard

Congressional Investigations attorney Christopher Armstrong was quoted in a Politico article about the increasing pressure on universities to navigate political tensions and potential investigations in the wake of recent controversies. The article highlighted how colleges are turning to legal counsel, crisis communications firms and lobbyists to mitigate risks and avoid recent dust-ups similar to the recent high-profile cases involving Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Armstrong noted that a growing number of schools are becoming attuned to the political dynamics in Washington.

"A large number of universities who have not in the past paid a lot of attention to what's happening in terms of D.C. politics are now, because they see the risks," he said.

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