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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: Poster Predicaments
The community college history professor hung a poster on his office door. The North Hennepin Community College (MN) instructor displayed the poster, which showed Gen. George Custer enlisting people to join the cavalry to “… put down the militant Sioux.” The professor had taught at the school for over two decades. Then an associate dean took his poster down.
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Liability Tip: Is Crime in a College Classroom Foreseeable?
Colleges and universities can be held responsible for campus crime when they know or should know that it could happen. Campus crime prevention programs are commonly aimed at high-risk areas on campus, like residence halls, parking lots, libraries and dining areas, where large crowds gather regularly and most incidents take place. But what about a classroom?
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Resources: On the Road Again
Some of the greatest risks for colleges and universities occur when students are being transported. To address these concerns, consider the results of a recent project that involved the American Council on Education, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and United Educators Insurance.
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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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