14th Annual National Law and Higher Education Conference
1993
Main Conference Materials
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Strategies for the Successful Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities
Act; Bill Scott. (ADA) (Strategies for the Successful Implementation of the ADA)
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Whither PC After R.A.V.? Mark C. Rahdert. (Harassment) (Whither PC After
RAV)
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What’s So Special About Being Private? Relinquishing Legal Entitlements
Unique to the Private College; Dan Cormany, Charles F. Carletta and Dr. Beverly
W. Miller. (Private Schools) (Whats So Special About Being Private)
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The Identification, Protection & Exploitations of Intellectual Property: Popular
Questions Related to Computer Applications, and the Use and Misuse of
Computer Bulletin Boards; J. Lama Woodard, Sally S. Harwood, Dr. Paul M.
Hunt and Howard Bell. (Cyberspace) (The Identification, Protection and
Exploitation of Intellectual Property)
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The Disenrollment of Students of Termination of Employees Because of AIDS: A
Discussion of the Ruling in Doe v. Washington University; Gerald W. Woods,
Peter H. Ruger, Roderick Daane and Barbara Harty-Golder. (Discrimination)
(The Disenrollment of Students or Termination of Employees Because of AIDS)
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Research, Graduate Students and Scientific Misconduct: Data and Publication
Rights; Academic and Disciplinary Issues; Mary Beth Kurz, Pamela J. Bernard
and Dr. Jay Wolfson. (Students) (Research, Graduate Students and Scientific
Misconduct)
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Inherent Ethical Issues Affecting Administration (What the Rules Don’t Cover).
The Ethics of Advising the University Client: How to Advise University
Committees and Individuals; Dr. James R. Beasley, Dr. Patricia M. King, Beverly
E. Ledbetter and Gary Pavela. (Ethics) (Inherent Ethical Issues)
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A Critique of the Handling of Sex Discrimination & Sexual Harassment Charges
on Campus: Is a Separate Procedure Needed? Wendy J. Thompson, Edward N.
Stoner, II and Sheila Trice Bell. (Discrimination) (A Critique of the Handling of
Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Charges on Campus)
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Current Legal Issues Affecting Admissions Programs, Including the bona fides of
Physical and Mental Capacity Requirements; The “Learning Disabled” Applicant;
Are Certain Resources Mandated By the “Reasonable Accommodation
Requirement”? David T. Henniger, Joan E. Van Tol and Wendy S. White.
(Admissions) (Current Legal Issues Affecting Admissions Programs)
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Violence in Campus Residence Halls; Barbara Lee, Dr. Carolyn Palmer and Dr.
Denise E. Gregory. (Violence) (Violence in Campus Residence Halls)
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A Campus Case Study: A Plaintiff’s Attorney, College President, University
Attorney, Dean of Students, Judicial Officer, Information Officer, Risk Manager,
Newspaper Reporter, and Law Enforcement Officer Respond to a Socratic Inquiry
into How a Campus Reacts to Violent Sexual Assault; George K. Rahdert.
(Violence/ Campus Security) (A Campus Case Study)
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New Developments in Faculty Tenure, Academic Freedom and Shared
Governance: How has the Abatement of Mandatory Retirement and the Impact of
Connick v. Myers affected Faculty Tenure? George K. McCann, William A.
Kaplin and Patricia A. Hollander. (Faculty) (New Developments in Faculty
Tenure)
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The Liability of Students and Student Organizations: Managing High Risk
Student Activities, Including Recreation and Sports – The Proper Use of Releases
and Consent Forms; M. Theresa Harris, Sandra H. McMullan, Linda A. Sharp and
Dr. James R. Vander Lind. (Liability) (The Liability of Students and Student
Organizations)
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The University’s Duty to Educate: Has the Tort Theory of Educational
Malpractice Been Replaced by a Contract Duty in Academic Advisement? The
Impact of Ross v. Creighton University on Student Athletes; Lawrence White,
Karen Stone, Linda Timm and Dr. Keith Carodine. (Higher Ed) (The University's
Duty to Educate - Tort Theory and Educational Malpractice)
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Special Legal Issues Affecting the Administration of Two Year Colleges:
Particular Legal Concerns Affecting Health and Technical Programs; Dr. W. Jack
Crocker, Clark Wheeler, Gail E. Sasnett-Stauffer and Dave Dahlen. (Two-Year
Schools) (Special Issues Affecting Two-Year Colleges)
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The Final Word on Compliance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities
Act, and the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act – A Review of
Recent Litigation Involving Media Demands for Student Records; Lourdes F. La
Paz, Dr. Donald D. Gehring and James Patrick Barone. (Drugs) (Compliance
with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act)
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Current Legal Issues in Cases Involving Off-Campus Criminal Offense: Special
Problems of Urban Campuses; Dr. Roger W. Sorchty, Christy L. Whitfield and
Dr. Timothy F. Brooks. (Off-Campus) (Current Legal Issues in Cases Involving
Off-Campus Criminal Offenses)
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Institutional Liability for Student Teaching, Internships, Practice and Other OffCampus Placements; Lynn Haines, John L. Strope and Charles W. Newell.
(Liability) (Institutional Liability for Student Teaching)
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The Lessons of Hurricane Andrew: The Institution’s Legal Responsibilities
During and After a Major Disaster – Would Your Emergency Management Plan
Work? Paul T. Dee, Richard Nash and Dr. James Sewell. (Emergencies) (The
Lessons of Hurricane Andrew)