Modern Legal Issues in Higher Education Law

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Examination of modern legal issues that shape higher education and inform decision-making in higher education; includes distinctions between public and private colleges and universities, accessibility to and financing of higher education, education reform, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, students’ privacy rights including discussion of drug testing, canine searches, and strip searches; campus safety; the roles of presidents, governing boards, and university general counsels; and faculty, administrator, and student rights. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.