ABSTRACT

Higher Education Law is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the law of higher education. Drawing from real-life cases on United States campuses, the authors equip readers with the tools and knowledge to effectively respond in an environment of increasing litigation.

This textbook clearly explains the higher education law emanating from federal and state constitutions, as well as the common law flowing from appellate courts throughout the US. Addressing a clear gap in the literature currently available, this text provides:

  • an explanation of the point of law
  • case examples
  • rules of law
  • case notes
  • "context setting"

This innovative approach weaves law into its historical, political and sociological context, and is designed to help students and professors better understand the law as it applies to colleges and universities. It also provides higher education administrators in student affairs, development, philanthropy, and financial affairs with clear guidance on the legal responsibilities of their respective offices.

chapter 1|24 pages

Nature of Law

chapter 2|33 pages

Legal Structure of Higher Education

chapter 3|44 pages

Religion

chapter 4|22 pages

Student Fees and Tuition

chapter 10|38 pages

Student Speech, Expression, and Association

chapter 11|13 pages

Free Speech and Electronic Communication

chapter 12|29 pages

Student Press

chapter 13|23 pages

Search and Seizure

chapter 14|25 pages

Tort Liability

chapter 18|37 pages

Racial Integration and Diversity

chapter 19|47 pages

Gender-Based Discrimination

chapter 20|32 pages

Academic Freedom

chapter 21|27 pages

Faculty Loyalty Oaths and Self-Incrimination

chapter 23|38 pages

Faculty and Due Process of Law

chapter 24|32 pages

Speech in Public Institutions

chapter 25|27 pages

Intellectual Property