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Opinion: Punishment Fit the Crime? Laying Down the Law: Handling Harassment Cases Noted: Demanding Resources or a Lawsuit Liability Tip: Computer Users Need Basic Security Just Ask: reference letter risks Follow-up: Judgement in Dorm Fire Deaths Focus On… GLBT Rights Demonstrations Cross Examination: A Tale of Two Orders Cases of the Month: Curbing False ID Use Opinion: Scared of the Big Judgments?
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Cross Examination: Judging Negligence in Residence Hall Assaults
Was the crime foreseeable? Did the college negligently maintain the residence hall entrance? Were the Utica College (NY) security measures sufficient? These questions were considered last year in a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit case, Williams v. Utica College of Syracuse University, No. 05-1898 (2006). The ruling provides lessons for colleges and universities on general campus security.
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Focus On… Responsibility of Governing Boards
This week, consideration of a few issues in higher education focused on governance. How accountable should these boards be? How should members or campus officers be limited or controlled? Consider…
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Cases Noted: Unable to Protect Military Recruiters?
Fearing safety issues, the University of California- Santa Cruz canceled its major student job fair earlier this year. Officials there were concerned about the personal safety of military recruiters who had planned to visit the campus.
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Follow-Up: Hazards from Hazing A state court has ordered a national Greek letter organization and its chapter at the University of Texas-Austin to pay $16.2 million damages for a freshman fall to his death as a result of hazing.
Key Case: They Will Know (or Say No) to Christians…
Using state criteria, students at a Methodist and a Roman Catholic school received financial aid, but the state refused to provide scholarships to students at a Buddhist institution. Does the Colorado program violate freedom of religion and equal protection standards?
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