Higher Education Law (Week 4): National Higher Education Law Issues

Stetson University's School of Law sponsors their annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education every spring semester. This conference focuses on topics ranging from the impact of immigration law on higher education to FERPA updates.  Conference archives from 2009 are published here - http://www.law.stetson.edu/tmpl/academics/edlaw/internal-1-sub.aspx?id=7325.

Papers of interest to TACUSPA members include:

• Litigation and Insurance Trends (1 paper)
  
• The Continuing Quest for Equality in Sexual Orientation and Identity:
  GLBTQ Issues for Today’s Campuses (13 papers)
  
• The Intersection of Disability and Discipline (3 papers)
  
• Higher Education on ICE: Special Issues in Immigration Law (6 papers)
  
• FERPA Updates (5 papers)
  
• “Generation Me”: Students — and Their Parents — in the Modern University (4 papers)
  
• Emerging Best Practices in Campus Risk Management (1 paper)
  
• Face the Music: The Law and Policy of File Sharing (7 papers)
  
• Millennial Challenges: Alcohol, Prescription and Illicit Drugs, and Other Risks (3 papers)
  
• That’s My Room! Balancing Privacy, the 4th Amendment, and Safety Responsibilities in Residence Halls (3 papers)
  
• Higher Education Act – Short-Term and Long-Term Impacts (1 paper)
• Law and Policy Issues Associated with Service Learning Programs (1 paper)

 

For information on the 2010 National Conference on Law and Higher Education, please access the following link - http://www.law.stetson.edu/tmpl/academics/helps/conf/conf.aspx?id=7744&ekmensel=78e6e020_152_0_7744_2.

Higher Education Law (Week 3): Higher Education Law - Books

Most masters and doctoral programs focused on student affairs/higher education require a higher education law course. However, if someone is interested in the field but is not currently enrolled in graduate school, they could purchase (or request through their library's interlibrary loan system) one of the following higher education law books.

 

The Law of Higher Education by William A. Kaplin and Barbara A. Lee (Paperback - Jul 20, 2007) - Student Edition

The Law And Higher Education: Cases And Materials on Colleges in Court Third Edition by Michael A. Olivas (Hardcover - April 30, 2006)

Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law by Joseph Beckham and David Dagley (Paperback - Jul 31, 2005)

Higher Education Law: The Faculty by Steven G. Poskanzer (Paperback - Dec 20, 2001)

Higher Education and the Law, Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series) by Judith C. Areen (Hardcover - Dec 19, 2008)

A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals: Adapted from The Law of Higher Education (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) by William A. Kaplin and Barbara A. Lee (Hardcover - May 9, 1997)

*These books are not listed in any particular order. This list of books was gathered from a series of Amazon.com and BN.com searches. 

Higher Education Law (Week 2): Texas Higher Education Law

Student affairs practitioners and higher education faculty who are interested in Texas higher education law should should access the following links:

• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Key Recommendations for the 81 Texas Legislature - http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/1683.PDF?CFID=4792781&CFTOKEN=14382716 

• Texas House of Representatives: Archived Broadcasts of Live Coverage (Higher Education) http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/broadcasts.php?session=81&committeeCode=290 

• Texas Senate: Video/Audio Archives (Committee on Education) http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/commit/c530/c530.htm 

• Texas Legislature Online: House Committee Meetings (Hearing Notices, Minutes, Witness List) http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Committees/MeetingsByCmte.aspx?Leg=81&Chamber=H&CmteCode=C290 

• Texas Legislature Online: Bills By Committee (In Committee & Bills Out-of-Committee) http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Reports/Report.aspx?ID=committee&LegSess=81R&Code=C560

June 2009 - Higher Education Law (Weeks 1-5)

This month's blog topic is focused on higher education law. Specifically, the TACUSPA blog will focus on various higher education law resources that are available to readers for free on the internet.


Specifically, we will focus on recent higher education law conference proceedings, higher education law books, annual Texas Higher Education Law Conference, and the latest Texas higher education legislation (in committee and out-of-committee).


Sincerely,



The TACUSPA Graduate Education and Research Commission

Mental Health Month: The JED Foundation

As a part of Mental Health Month, our Graduate Education and Research Commission would like to highlight the JED Foundation. This foundation focuses on the prevention of suicide and reducing emotional distress among college students. The JED Foundation estimates that slightly over 1,000 college students will commit suicide each year and one in 10 college students has considered committing suicide (JED Foundation website, 2009).