EDHE 60133 Legal Issues in Higher Education
Prerequisites: Graduate status. This course will introduce some of the most pressing legal issues that confront colleges and universities and will acquaint students with how institutions handle them. The course will address a variety of topics but will focus on issues such as academic freedom and tenure; the authority of schools to discipline students for academic and behavioral misconduct; student privacy and well-being; affirmative action and other attempts to create a diverse student body; sexual harassment; sponsored research; and intellectual property issues in higher education.