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Video Online Seminar • Wednesday, May 12, 2010 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT • $304
Faculty members today are expected to know and adhere to a host of new legal mandates.
There are issues of academic freedom and sexual harassment (covered by Title VII and Title IX). There is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These are just a few examples of legal requirements that are now constants in higher education.
Ignorance is not a valid defense in failure to comply with these legal expectations. Without proper knowledge, faculty members can inadvertently open themselves and their institutions to costly and embarrassing challenges from students, parents, and even colleagues.
Even temporary adjuncts and distance education instructors can become embroiled in expensive faculty lawsuits when they lack the necessary legal training.
In Law 101 for Faculty Members: How Not to Get Sued, higher education attorneys Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., and W. Scott Lewis, J.D. will provide faculty members with the necessary tools and information to understand the legal concerns that most commonly impact academia and how to prevent the litigation that can arise from them.
This seminar covers important legal essentials, including:
• Recent court decisions that apply to college faculty
• Faculty implications of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Students’ speech rights in class
• Types of assignments that may expose faculty to legal challenges
• Defensible policies for use of cell phones and laptops during class
• Avoiding common classroom mistakes that can provoke a legal suit
• Errors in judgment that can lead to harassment complaints
• ADA and disabilities in the classroom
• Sexual harassment and students
• Sexual harassment and faculty
• Affirmative “duty to report” requirements
You will also have the opportunity to review representative case studies and respond to polling questions.
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Expert legal presenters
Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. And W. Scott Lewis, J.D. have provided legal consultation services to over a thousand colleges and universities through their work with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM.) Mr. Sokolow is managing partner of NCHERM and an expert in preventive law and risk management in higher education. Mr. Lewis brings additional unique experience as a student affairs administrator, faculty administrator, and faculty member. He presents and trains regularly throughout the country, assisting colleges and universities with legal, judicial, and risk management issues.
Registration cost
Registration for this 90-minute, live video online seminar is $304. This price includes the option to share the training with an unlimited number of participants from a single location. To extend this information to as many faculty members as possible, we advise making arrangements to sign on from a large meeting room or conference center.
Bring questions
If you have a specific legal concern or issue, be sure to bring it to this live session for the opportunity to direct it to our two legal expert presenters during a dedicated question and answer period.
Who should attend?
This seminar is designed for everyone who can be held accountable for knowing and implementing legal mandates, including:
• Adjunct Faculty
• Distance and Online Education Faculty
• Professors, including Assistants/Associates
• Deans, including Assistants/Associates
• Department Chairs
• Provosts and Vice Provosts
• Assistant/Associate Provosts and Vice Provosts
• Other Academic Administrators
This seminar is appropriate for all levels and types of higher education, including public, private, two-year and four-year.
Avoiding litigation on campus is everybody’s business. Help your faculty members protect themselves–and your institution–by signing up for this legal primer today!
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Video Online Seminar • Wednesday, May 12, 2010 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT • $304
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Central Daylight Time)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Mountain Daylight Time)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Pacific Daylight Time)
Date(s): 05/12/10
Time: 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time - See other time zones above.
Cost: $304.00
Phone: 800-433-0499
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