The law of higher education : a comprehensive guide to legal implications of administrative decision making / / William A. Kaplin, Barbara A. Lee.

• Superior document: The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Kaplin, William A.
• TeilnehmendeR: Lee, Barbara A.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 5th ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
• Physical Description: 2 v. in 1.

"In the increasingly litigative environment of higher education, this comprehensive, practical, and up-to-date legal guide is indispensable for administrators, attorneys, and researchers. Due to numerous changes in the law and many new cases since the previous edition, the Fifth Edition contains new material relating to: hate speech and free speech rights of faculty in public universities; student suicide; campus safety; police and administrators' right to search students' residence hall rooms; and nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment, admissions, and financial aid"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Overview of higher education law -- Legal planning and dispute resolution -- The college and its trustees and officers -- The college and its employees -- Nondiscrimination and affirmative action in employment -- Faculty employment issues -- Faculty academic freedom and freedom of expression -- The student-institution relationship -- Student Academic Issues -- Student Disciplinary Issues -- Rights and responsibilities of student organizations and their members -- Local governments and the local community -- The college and the state government -- The college and the federal government -- The college and the education associations -- The college and the business/industrial community.