0 or 3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning
This course explores the legal framework within which institutions of higher education operate. Course materials, activities, and assignments will give students a deep understanding of how state and federal legislative bodies and courts operate. Students will read statutory materials and case law on legal issues related to higher education, including: free speech, religion, academic freedom, searches and seizures, due process rights, equal protection issues, individuals with disabilities, contracts and employment, torts and university liability. Permission of instructor required.
Learning Outcomes1Think critically and reflectively.
2Synthesize case law, and statutory and administrative law materials to create and share a robust understanding of how the varied sources of law inform all interactions at institutions of higher education.
3Create new knowledge by synthesizing, applying, and communicating how the law can and should be applied in higher education institutions.
4Learn and apply legal research skills that will empower them to contribute to legal scholarship.
5Become more fluent in communicating complex legal concepts to stakeholders at different levels (students, peers, administrators, etc.).
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