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Higher Ed Law Prof Blog

By James Ottavio Castagnera and Patrick J. Cihon

Post Frequency: 6.5/day

Last Entry: May 09, 2008 at 06:55:13

Publication: Castagnera in the May Greentree Gazette

Posted on April 24, 2008
My article this month is on A.V. v iParadigms.Download 0805_Castagnera.pdf You can subscribe to the Greentree Gazette at this location.

Law: Theft of a laptop results in identity theft at 18 colleges

Posted on April 24, 2008
At least 18 colleges are scrambling to inform tens of thousands of students they are at risk of having their identities stolen after SunGard, a leading software vendor, reported that a laptop owned by one of its consultants was stolen.Read...

Law: The latest on student loans

Posted on April 24, 2008
1. Bush administration concedes new legislation is needed The Bush administration called off internal deliberations over a bailout plan for student-loan companies after concluding it did not have the authority to act on its own, instead endorsing a Congressional proposal...

Trends: I'm having a Sixties flashback!

Posted on April 23, 2008
Evergreen State College Suspends Its Chapter of Students for a Democratic Society Evergreen State College has suspended its campus chapter of Students for a Democratic Society after the group planned an antiwar folk-music performance there, in violation of the institution?s...

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Event: Brokaw featured at Orlando conference

Posted on April 23, 2008
ASUG Annual Conference TIME IS RUNNING OUT. REGISTER NOW. SAPPHIRE 2008 AND ASUG ANNUAL CONFERENCE ORLANDO, MAY 4 - 7, 2008 Time is running out to register for SAPPHIRE 2008 and ASUG Annual Conference Orlando. Register before May 2 and...

Event: A webnar on recruiting students from the Middle East

Posted on April 23, 2008
Register Now for Recruiting in the Middle East Webinar Registration deadline April 29, 2008. From media sources to international college fairs, discover country-specific ways to recruit students from the Middle East. Three presenters will raise your awareness about the context,...

Publication: Princeton Review will rate greenest campuses

Posted on April 23, 2008
Read about it here.

Event: The Chronicle of Higher Ed's annual executive leadership program

Posted on April 23, 2008
Dear James Castagnera: As the editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, I'd like the chance to meet you this June at our annual Executive Leadership Forum. If you haven't attended this event in the past, it's the one higher-education...

Event: A free webnar on wireless technology

Posted on April 23, 2008
Dear James Castagnera: Ranked number nine in PC Magazine's 2007 "Top 20 Wired Colleges," Quinnipiac University sets its sites on becoming an All-Wireless Campus -- an unmatched learning environment at a fraction of the costs of traditional networks. Learn how...

Event: New Jersey Treasurer to speak at Rider University

Posted on April 23, 2008
New Jersey Treasurer David Rousseau will speak at Rider University in Lawrenceville (NJ) at 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 24th, hosted by the Rider University Institute for New jersey Politics. (Sweigert Auditorium, College of Business) Information: 609...

Event: A best-practices workshop on on-line education at the University of Maryland

Posted on April 23, 2008
Register here.

Law: Student visa fees may double soon

Posted on April 23, 2008
Money would go to support Homeland Security's surveillance programs. Read the proposal in the Federal Register.Download E8-8261.pdf

Trend: Move over higher ed, public schools are starting foundations

Posted on April 23, 2008
Fund raising is no longer confined to HIGHER education. Read about this trend in the LA Times.

Event: A conference on climate change

Posted on April 23, 2008
Dear Colleague, On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee, we would like to inform you of the: THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS AND RESPONSES Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research, Pune, India 9-11 January 2009 http://www...

Publication: Greentree Gazette's weekly e-zine

Posted on April 23, 2008
Access it here.

Law: Hiwassee College may be the the mouse that no longer roars

Posted on April 23, 2008
Eleventh Circuit rules in favor of accrediting agency. Read the story here.

Event: Schedule of sessions at NACUA's June 22-25 Conference in NYC

Posted on April 23, 2008
Access the schedule here.

Publication: Handbook for lawyers who are new to higher ed

Posted on April 23, 2008
The NACUA Handbook for Lawyers New to Higher Education, 2nd Edition Publication Type: Compendia Version: HardCopy Member Price: $150.00 Non-Member Price: $195.00 Edited by Melissa Rooker and William E. Thro A "MUST-HAVE" RESOURCE FOR ALL HIGHER EDUCATION LAWYERS Higher education...

Publication: JMA Higher Education Stats

Posted on April 21, 2008
STRATEGIC HIGHER ED TRENDS AT A GLANCE Summary enrollment growth tables showing 2007 indexed to 2003 and to 2006. A publication reporting institutional trends in all sectors, Carnegie Classes, enrollment levels, gender, and race/ethnic categories is in process...

Policy: Should Yale abort this student project?

Posted on April 21, 2008
A Yale University student's art project that portrays her as inducing her own abortions has drawn a firestorm of criticism from all along the ideological spectrum, but it is protected by intellectual and artistic freedom, said officials of groups that...

Opinion: Lack of Skilled Workers could cause fiscal crisis, say some economists

Posted on April 21, 2008
Demographers, economists and employers are advocating more investment in training and education for the immigrants needed to replace the huge outgoing crop of baby boomers. By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer April 21, 2008 With baby boomers preparing...

Law Primer: Due Process Rights in Relation to Academic Probation and Dismissal

Posted on April 20, 2008
by Jim Castagnera Due process requirements of academic probation and dismissal in the public sector: Academic disciplinary action is at least as serious, if not more so, than behavioral discipline. Academic standing goes straight to the heart of student status...

Law: Arizona bill would prohibit race-based student groups on public campuses

Posted on April 19, 2008
An Arizona legislative committee has passed an amendment to a routine homeland-security bill that would prohibit students at the state?s public universities and community colleges from organizing groups based on race. The amendment was approved by the Arizona House Appropriations...

News: The Guggenheim give up on Las Vegas

Posted on April 19, 2008
Read about it in the LA Times.

Event: An international conference in Canada in July

Posted on April 19, 2008
Read about it and register here.

Opinion: A year after VTU, profiling still worth considering on campuses

Posted on April 19, 2008
by Jim Castagnera When the police use profiling, it's condemned as racist. When the customs service does it, it's similarly assailed as discriminatory and unconstitutional. Still, it's being done. Travel & Leisure magazine reported not long ago, "The Transportation Security...

Publication: Survey says students want more emphasis on social repsonsibility

Posted on April 19, 2008
Read the AAC&U report here.

Law: The Pope meets victims of sex abuse

Posted on April 18, 2008
Read the details at NPR. "Attorney at Large": Priests and Pedophiles, Pain and Puffery By James Castagnera The Pope?s U.S. visit brought the Catholic Church?s sexual abuse scandal back into the media spotlight. Several victims of abuse by priests met...

Article: In 2001 reports of Catholic Higher Ed's death were premature

Posted on April 18, 2008
Read the dire prediction in a 2001 issue of America Magazine.

Article: Civil and Canon Law Issues Affecting Catholic Higher Ed

Posted on April 18, 2008
Access the article here.

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