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Columbia University, a hotbed of pro-Palestinian protests last spring, hired BGR Government Affairs to lobby on issues related to higher education and appropriations. Republican lawmakers slammed the university for its response to the protests, which they called anti-Semitic, and the university’s former president, Minouche Shafik, announced in August that she would resign amid “a time of turmoil in which it is difficult to address the differences of opinion in our community.” The American Football Coaches Association hired Capitol Counsel to lobby for improvements to the program’s name, image and likeness (NIL). In 2021, the NCAA implemented a temporary policy that allows college athletes to monetize their personal brands through activities including autograph signings, personal appearances and merchandise, a change that has frustrated coaches . Telehealth company He and Hers Inc. hired Continental Strategies to facilitate meetings with the Department of Health and Human Services and the executive office of the president. The lobbyist on the account was Chris Miles, a Capitol Hill alum who led the National Republican Congressional Committee’s efforts in the Southeastern U.S.