17th Annual National Law and Higher Education Conference
1996
Main Conference Materials
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Mock Problem Scenario for the Opening Plenary Session on Workplace
Harassment Issues. (Harassment) (Open Plenary - Workplace Harassment)
Memorandum of Law: Possible Defenses to Anticipated Allegations of Sexual
Harassment and Sex Discrimination. Elsa Kircher Cole and Thomas P. Hustoles.
(Harassment/ Discrimination) (Memorandum of Law - Possible Defenses of
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination)
Eros Gone Awry: Liability Under Title VII for Workplace Sexual Favoritism;
Joan E. Van Tol. (Harassment) (Eros Gone Awry)
Law and Policy 1996: Religion on Campus; William A. Kaplin and Gary Pavela.
(Policy) (Law and Policy 1996 - Religion on Campus)
Liability of the University as Lanlord or Invitor: A New View by the Courts of
University Duty to Resident Students – New Liability Exposure Presented by
ATM’s; Dr. Donald D. Gehring and Sheila Trice Bell. (Liability) (Liability of the
University as Landlord or Invitor)
Affirmative Action in Admissions and Financial Aid: An Introduction to Legal
Analysis; Lawrence White. (Affirmative Action) (Affirmative Action in
Admissions and Financial Aid)
Affirmative Action Under Strict Scrutiny: Admissions and Financial Aid; Mary
Elizabeth Kurz. (Affirmative Action) (Affirmative Action Under Strict Scrutiny)
Affirmative Action in Employment in the Aftermath of Adarand; Mary Elizabeth
Kurz. (Affirmative Action) (Affirmative Action in Employment in the Aftermath
of Adarand)
Hopwood and Affirmative Action in the Educational Context; Barry D. Burgdorf.
(Affirmative Action) (Hopwood and Affirmative Action)
Campus Police Issues: Policing in an Age of Liability; Sandra H. McMullan.
(Liability/ Campus Law Enforcement) (Campus Police Issues - Policing in an
Age of Liability)
Campus Police Issues: Policing in an Age of Litigation; Dr. Denise M. Waryold.
(Liability/ Campus Law Enforcement) (Campus Police Issues - Policing in an
Age of Litigation)
Campus Policing Issues: Policing in an Age of Litigation; Anthony J. Purcell.
(Liability/ Campus Law Enforcement) (Campus Policing Issues - Litigation)
Legislative and Regulatory Report; Maureen K. Byrnes. (Legislation)
(Legislative and Regulatory Report)
Tax Legislation and Higher Education: The Activist Approach of the 104th
Congress; Sheldon Elliot Steinbach. (Taxation/ Legislation) (Tax Legislation and
Higher Education)
Florida Legislature Revisits the Regulations and Liability of Sports Agents and
Student Athletes; Linda S. Calvert Hanson. (Legislation) (Florida Legislature
Revisits the Regulations)
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The Expanding Liability of the University for Student Injury: Field Trips; K-12
Students in Academic and Sport Camps; Supervising Underage Students; Laura
A. Kumin. (Liability) (Expanding Liability of the University for Student Injury Field Trips)
Expanding Liability of the University for Student Injury: Field Trips; K-12
Students in Academic and Sport Camps; Supervising Underage Students; Linda
A. Sharp. (Liability) (Expanding Liability of the University for Student Injury)
Combating Workplace Violence; Marene N. Allison, Richard H. Blay, Thomas F.
Salp, Thomas M. Seamon, Michael G. Shanhan, Dr. Howard W. Timm and Bryan
Vossekuil. (Violence) (Combating Workplace Violence)
College Computers in the Fast Lane: A Review of Emerging Legal Issues and
Technology in Electronic Communication (Version 2.0); Paul J. Ward.
(Cyberspace) (College Computers in the Fast Lane)
The Internet & Associated Problems; Martin Solomon. (Cyberspace) (The
Internet and Associated Problems)
Legal Issues Involved in the Processing of Student Grievances and the Revision
of Student Conduct Codes or Policies; Edward N. Stoner II, Pamela G. Bernard
and Dr. Patricia Grunder. (Students) (Legal Issues Involved in the Processing of
Student Grievances)
Workshop Session – Collision on Campus – Reconciling Sex and Race
Harassment Policies with Free Speech and Academic Freedom – A Case Study;
Thomas J. Flygare and Lee B. Liggett. (Harassment) (Collision on Campus)
The University’s Role When an Employee, Student or Student Organization is
Sued; Ethical Issues Affecting Relationships Among Legal Counsel and
University Defendants; Stephen S. Dunham. (Liability) (The University's Role
When an Employee, Student or Student Organization is Sued)
The Relationship Between Student Organizations and Colleges and Universities;
Dr. William L. Kibler. (Student Organizations) (The Relationship Between
Student Organizations and Colleges and Universities)
Special Issues Affecting Private Colleges and Universities; Charles F. Carletta.
(Private Schools) (Special Issues Affecting Private Colleges and Universities)
Issues for Private Colleges: 1. What is a Private College? 2. What Rules Must it
Follow? 3. What Are the Implications of Private Status on Employment Issues?;
Wendy S. White. (Private Schools) (Issues for Private Colleges)
Looking at Academic Personnel Issues From “Both Sides Now”: An Examination
of Academic Personnel Issues Which Raise Serious Law-Administrative &
Faculty-Administrator Relations Views, Including Legal and Administrative
Response to Unproductive Faculty Performance; Disruptive and Uncollegial
Faculty; The Accommodation of Disabled Faculty (Essential Job Functions of
Faculty); Barbara A. Lee and Steven G. Oslwang. (Higher Ed Employment)
(Academic Personnel Issues)
Structural/Governance Relationship Between the University and Social
Fraternities: An “Annual Contract” Approach; James J. Mingle. (Student
Organizations) (Structural Governance Relationship - University and Social
Fraternities)
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Defamation Cases Affecting Higher Education: The Institution as a Defendant;
Carol Jean LoCicero. (Defamation) (Defamation Cases Affecting Higher
Education)
Defamation: The Institution as Defendant; Michael York. (Defamation)
(Defamation - the Institution as Defendant)
Managing the Termination of Employment to Avoid Litigation; Philip Burling
and George M. Shur. (Higher Ed Employment) (Managing the Termination of
Employment to Avoid Litigation)
Academic and Professional Contracts: Legal Issues Affecting Adjunct Faculty;
Peter H. Ruger. (Faculty) (Academic and Professional Contracts)
Post-Conference Workshop: How to Make Effective College Admissions,
Curriculum and Employment Decisions Under the Americans with
Disabilities Act
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Current Disability Law Issues for Higher Education; Laura F. Rothstein.
(Disability) (Current Disability Law Issues for Higher Education)
Implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act for Faculty and Staff; Dr.
Barbara A. Lee. (ADA) (Implications of the ADA for Faculty and Staff)
Employment Decisions and the Americans with Disabilities Act; Cynthia N. Sass.
(ADA) (Employment Decisions and the ADA)
A Brief Overview of Selected Legal Issues Related to the Admission and
Instruction of Students with Disabilities Pursuant to the Americans with
Disabilities Act; Robert D. Bickel. (ADA) (A Brief Overview of Selected Legal
Issues - Admission and the ADA)
Thoughts on Curriculum Development – A Personalized Holistic Approach for
College Learning Disabled Students; Dr. Marsha A. Glines. (ADA) (Thoughts on
Curriculum Development)
Problem Scenarios. (ADA) (Problem Scenarios)