Mr. Trachtenberg, a Partner at Rimon and President Emeritus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., talks to the Forward about the importance of having students and academic personalities fighting to ensure freedom of speech in campus in a controlled and non-disrupted environment. Read the full article here.

Rimon Partner, and former President of George Washington University, Stephen Trachtenberg was quoted in Inside Higher Education’s article Rush to Revoke (or Not) and in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s article The University Wants Back the Honorary Degree, Please. The articles explored the controversial question of whether the universities that granted Bill Cosby honorary degrees should now revoke them. “What…

Stephen Trachtenberg told ABC News that Former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings “is smart, hardworking and an able administrator.” Mr. Trachtenberg went on to say that “One of Spellings’ missions will be building relationships with professors who probably think she was hired to make changes they won’t like. University leaders can get very, very little done unless…

The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. The Fellows support the research of the ABF through their annual contributions and sponsor programming…

Rimon Partner Stephen Trachtenberg was a guest presenter at the Legatum Institute, London, UK in June 2015 where he spoke on “How Technology is Disrupting Higher Education in the United States.” This 6-minute podcast is an interview made directly after his talk.

Rimon’s Stephen Trachtenberg, the President Emeritus of George Washington University, tells eCampus News that many for profit schools are converting to nonprofits to evade the rigorous scrutiny of the for-profit sector because if they go nonprofit, they’ll be treated more benignly.  According to Trachtenberg, “It’s perfectly legal, but if I were a regulator for the government, I’d…

Universities are now facing a continual stream of problems in dealing with the long-overlooked behaviors of the fraternity and sorority system. Rimon partner, and GW University President Emeritus, Stephen Trachtenberg has been called by reporters for his deep knowledge of how administrators should handle this complex issue. Stephen was recently quoted by CBS News in a…

Rimon Partner Stephen Trachtenberg was recently featured in Inside Counsel. Professor Trachtenberg, who is President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service at The George Washington University, was drawn to Rimon by its “reputation for excellence and innovation” and growing university practice. “Rimon already represents several large research universities – real grown-up schools,” Trachtenberg explains. “I am going…

Washington, DC (December 1, 2014) –Stephen Trachtenberg, President Emeritus of George Washington University, has joined Rimon, P.C. as a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. As one of the country’s top voices in higher education, he will head the firm’s University practice group. Mr. Trachtenberg, the author of six books on academic leadership, served as…