AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
LEGAL IMPACT ON
AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION CLASSES
AHRD 670
FALL SEMESTER, 2007
September 24, October 1 and October 8
DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOME – Students will be able to identify United States Constitutional Amendments and pieces of legislation that have had a significant impact on American Higher Education. For these amendments and legislation, students will be able to state the major provisions; what areas in colleges and universities are most affected; the pros and cons of at least one related major issue; and specific ways in which the risk of criminal or civil liability can be reduced.
REQUIRED STUDENT ACTIVITY
Each student is asked to select an amendment or piece of legislation from the list below and prepare a forty-minute oral presentation and written paper. Some references are available in Wilson Hall, room 113. References may be checked out from 4:00 p.m. on one day to 8:30 a.m. the next work day. Interviews with faculty and staff whose professional responsibilities have been affected by the amendments or legislation are strongly recommended. Both the oral and written presentations should be prepared to insure that the desired learning outcome is achieved. Oral presentations will begin on September 24 and continue in the order of the list through the classes on October 1 and October 8. Written papers are due the week after the oral presentation. Students should provide the Instructor with two hard copies of their paper.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 -
First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American for Disabilities Act for the 1990s
OCTOBER 1, 2007 -
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (The Buckley Amendment)
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972
Jeanne Clery Disclosure and Campus Security
Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998
Campus Sex Crime Prevention Act of 2000
Freedom of Information Acts
OCTOBER 8, 2007 -
Copyright Legislation and Computer and Internet Use
Sexual Harassment Legislation
Tort Legislation
Contract Law
REFERENCES
Kaplan, W. A. (2006). The law and higher education. (Fourth Edition) Volumes 1 and 2. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.
Hawks, C. S. (2001). Computer and
Internet use on campus: a legal guide to issues of intellectual property, free
speech, and privacy.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.
Legal papers from 1999-2007 are located in Wilson 113.