Suing Alma Mater

Suing Alma Mater
Author: Michael A. Olivas
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1421409240

This careful reading of six legal cases in American higher education is an essential primer for understanding contemporary litigation. Winner of the Steven S. Goldberg Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Education Law of the Education Law Association Although much has been written about U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving higher education, little has been said about the foundational case law and litigation patterns emerging from the lower courts. As universities become increasingly legislated, regulated, and litigious, campuses have become testing grounds for a host of constitutional challenges. From faculty and student free speech to race- or religion-based admissions policies, Suing Alma Mater describes the key issues at play in higher education law. Eminent legal scholar Michael A. Olivas considers higher education litigation in the latter half of the twentieth century and the rise of "purposive organizations,” like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Alliance Defense Fund (now known as the Alliance Defending Freedom), that exist to advance litigation. He reviews more than 120 college cases brought before the Supreme Court in the past fifty years and then discusses six key cases in depth. Suing Alma Mater provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today.

Suing Alma Mater

Suing Alma Mater
Author: Michael A. Olivas
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1421409232

Suing Alma Mater provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today.

Alma Mater

Alma Mater
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1910
Genre: Theological seminaries
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World Class Universities

World Class Universities
Author: Sharon Rider
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020-12-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811575983

This open access book focuses on the dimensions of the discourse of 'The World Class University', its alleged characteristics, and its policy expressions. It offers a broad overview of the historical background and current trajectory of the world-class-university construct. It also deepens the theoretical discussion, and points a way forward out of present impasses resulting from the pervasive use and abuse of the notion of "world-class" and related terms in the discourse of quality assessment. The book includes approaches and results from fields of inquiry not otherwise prominent in Higher Education studies, including philosophy and media studies, as well as sociology, anthropology, educational theory. The growing impact of global rankings and their strategic use in the restructuring of higher education systems to increase global competitiveness has led to a ‘reputation race’ and the emergence of the global discourse of world class universities. The discourse of world class universities has rapid uptake in East Asian countries, with China recently refining its strategy. This book provides insights into this process and its future development.

Courtrooms and Classrooms

Courtrooms and Classrooms
Author: Scott M. Gelber
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1421418851

A stunningly original history of higher education law. Conventional wisdom holds that American courts historically deferred to institutions of higher learning in most matters involving student conduct and access. Historian Scott M. Gelber upends this theory, arguing that colleges and universities never really enjoyed an overriding judicial privilege. Focusing on admissions, expulsion, and tuition litigation, Courtrooms and Classrooms reveals that judicial scrutiny of college access was especially robust during the nineteenth century, when colleges struggled to differentiate themselves from common schools that were expected to educate virtually all students. During the early twentieth century, judges deferred more consistently to academia as college enrollment surged, faculty engaged more closely with the state, and legal scholars promoted widespread respect for administrative expertise. Beginning in the 1930s, civil rights activism encouraged courts to examine college access policies with renewed vigor. Gelber explores how external phenomena—especially institutional status and political movements—influenced the shifting jurisprudence of higher education over time. He also chronicles the impact of litigation on college access policies, including the rise of selectivity and institutional differentiation, the decline of de jure segregation, the spread of contractual understandings of enrollment, and the triumph of vocational emphases.

Harvard Law Review: Volume 127, Number 5 - March 2014

Harvard Law Review: Volume 127, Number 5 - March 2014
Author: Harvard Law Review
Publisher: Quid Pro Books
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2014-03-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1610278763

The March 2014 issue (Volume 127, Number 5) features the following articles and review essays: * Article, "The Puzzling Presumption of Reviewability," Nicholas Bagley * Book Review, "Making the Modern Family: Interracial Intimacy and the Social Production of Whiteness," Camille Gear Rich * Book Review, "The Case for Religious Exemptions — Whether Religion Is Special or Not," Mark L. Rienzi * Book Review, "Courts as Change Agents: Do We Want More — Or Less?," Jeffrey S. Sutton * Note, "Improving Relief from Abusive Debt Collection Practices" In addition, student case notes explore Recent Cases on such diverse subjects as standing in increased-risk lawsuits, concealed carry permits, free speech and wedding photography, customary international law, and class action tolling in securities cases, as well as Recent Legislation involving domestic violence and Native American tribal jurisdiction. Finally, the issue includes several summaries of Recent Publications. The Harvard Law Review is offered in a quality digital edition, featuring active Contents, linked notes, active URLs in notes, and proper ebook formatting. The contents of Number 5 (Mar. 2014) include scholarly essays by leading academic figures, as well as substantial student research. The Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. The organization is formally independent of the Harvard Law School. Student editors make all editorial and organizational decisions.

Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader

Uncle John's Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader
Author: Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1607106698

Our first all-new edition to top 500 pages, this was the Bathroom Reader that made the publishing world stand up and take notice—these guys are here to stay. Also appearing for the first time in Giant 10th Anniversary is our famous “Extended Sitting Section,” a series of extra-long articles for those truly leg-numbing experiences. There are also plenty of short and medium articles covering a whole host of topics, including little-known history, pop science, myth-conceptions, celebrity rumors, comedian quotes, and, of course, really dumb crooks. Read about… * The anatomy of laughter * Is your name your destiny? * The history of the electric guitar * What really happened at Roswell * The Politically Correct quiz * The secret of Nancy Drew * Legendary TV flops * Why you itch And much, much more!

Kanda Home

Kanda Home
Author: Jiro Nakano
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780824818128

In 1893, Reverend Shigefusa Kanda, a graduate of Doshisha Theological School, came to Kohala on the Big Island of Hawaii as a missionary to Japanese immigrants on the plantation. He built a church, founded the first Japanese language school in Hawaii, and defended the rights of the Japanese laborers. In 1898 he married Sue Tanimura. They moved to Wailuku, Maui where, in 1911, they founded a unique boarding school, the Kanda Home, for unfortunate Japanese girls. As described in this book, Mrs. Kanda vigorously educated these children to become good U.S. citizens and Christians, despite encountering considerable social and financial hardship. Graduates of the Kanda Home became leaders in the Japanese community and have contributed to the development of modern Hawaii.

Tyrannosaurus Sue

Tyrannosaurus Sue
Author: Steve Fiffer
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2001-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780716794622

In 1990 South Dakota, the most complete fossil of a Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered. Following the discovery of "Sue", commercial dinosaur hunters, law officers, a Native American tribe, and many others battled over ownership of the fossil. The author explains the issues surrounding the aftermath of the discovery.

All the Campus Lawyers

All the Campus Lawyers
Author: Louis H. Guard
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2024
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0674270495

In the age of tenure-denial lawsuits and free speech battles, colleges and universities face more intense legal pressures than ever before. Louis Guard and Joyce Jacobsen, two longtime higher education leaders, provide both a comprehensive overview and practical guidance regarding current campus legal issues.