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December 15, 2004
| Full December 15, 2004 issue of National On-Campus Report in PDF format … |
| Oregon Adds Suicide to Medical Leave Policy At the University of Oregon, as at several other universities, suicide prevention includes requiring students who demonstrate suicidal ideation or behavior to attend counseling. If students do not comply with treatment and present a serious risk of harming themselves, the university has the option of putting them on medical leave. |
| Public-Private Split on Possible Student Privacy Threat A proposed change in how the federal government collects data about student enrollment patterns has some higher education officials worried that it could turn into a student privacy nightmare. Other higher education leaders insist that a need for more accurate data on which to base public education policy overshadows any privacy concerns. |
| N.C. Case Does Not Meet Title IX, FERPA Tests Although a university soccer coach’s comments to a player were inappropriate, they do not rise to the level of sexual harassment prohibited by Title IX, a North Carolina federal judge ruled recently. And although some of the personal information presented in the case could be embarrassing to particular students, it is not protected by federal privacy law, the judge also decided. |
| Speech Zones OK for Outsiders, Not Students Designated, on-campus “free speech zones” are fine for outsiders, but not for students, according to two recent federal court rulings. |
| On-Campus Reports Community College Support Earns Mixed Reviews; Women Sue to Stall Male Enrollment; Cereal Cafés Find Welcome on Campus; Oklahoma Bans On-Campus Alcohol; Tenn. University to Review Sexual Harassment Procedures |
| Solomon Amendment Not Dead Yet Although Harvard Law School announced its decision to re-instate its ban of military recruiters just one day after a court overturned the Solomon Amendment, the law is not quite dead yet. |
| Resources Assessment and Retention Conference; Student Suicide White Paper; Fraternity Administration Book; Student Media Adviser’s Guide |
