Firm to Hold Higher Education Seminar in Pittsburgh

Featured speakers include Peter Lake of Steptoe & Johnson and Stetson University College of Law​, and Brian Crow of Slippery Rock University

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC will present its “Meeting Today’s Challenges in Higher Education” seminar on Thursday, May 23, at the Westin Pittsburgh from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.  Experts from the areas of law, higher education, communications, and cybersecurity will address crucial issues facing colleges and universities.

Brian Crow and Peter Lake will give the seminar keynote addresses.  Crow, of Slippery Rock University, will speak on “Hazing and Hazing Prevention in Higher Education.”  Peter Lake, of Steptoe & Johnson and Stetson University College of Law, is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on higher education law.  He will address “Admissions Scandals and Future Trends.”

The seminar includes sessions on “Threat Assessment and Crisis Management,” “How to Effectively Address Your Most Significant Cybersecurity Risks,” and “Sexual Misconduct in Higher Ed: Preparing to Navigate the New Title IX Regulations.”  Seminar speakers and panelists representing Steptoe & Johnson, Carnegie Mellon University, Robert Morris University, Slippery Rock University, Waynesburg University, Washington & Jefferson College, Quantum Communications, and Securely Yours, LLC will offer broad knowledge to attendees.

For more information, visit http://www.steptoe-johnson.com/education.

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is a law firm nationally recognized for its strengths in energy law with more than a century of know-how in the areas of business, employment, and litigation.  Steptoe & Johnson has nearly 300 attorneys practicing in 14 offices in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.  Visit http://www.steptoe-johnson.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.