Course designed to orient student affairs leaders to ethical, legal, professional, and contemporary issues within the context of student affairs administration, practice, and leadership in a higher education setting.
Athena Title
Legal Iss in Stu Affairs Lead
Prerequisite
Permission of major
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will understand how to locate the governance structure, policies, and legal resources at one’s institution, including those most informed on the laws of country, state, or province, and regulations that both influence and govern higher education.
Students will understand how to describe and interpret the procedures and processes required to engage with the governance structure.
Students will understand how to apply the law to policies and practices carried out by individuals working in higher education.
Students will understand how to explain how policy is developed and applied, including how policies may promote or discourage equitable practice.
Students will understand how to engage with law, policy, and governance outside of the university and apply it to university systems.
Students will understand how to demonstrate the ability to remain current with changing policies and to connect the institution’s constituents to the systems occurring outside the institution.
Topical Outline
Introduction to the American Court System and Opinions
Overview of Higher Education Law
The College and Government
Legal Planning, Dispute Resolution, and the College’s Authority and Liability
The College and Legal Issues of its Employees
The College and Legal Issues of its Faculty
Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression
Legal Status of Students and Their Academic Issues
Sexual Harassment
Employees and Students with Disabilities
Housing, Campus Security, Support Services, Student Files, and Records (FERPA)
Student Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities, Student Press, Athletics, and Admissions and Financial Aid
