About this ebook
Written by recognized experts in the field, the latest edition of The Law of Higher Education, Vol. 1 offers college administrators, legal counsel, and researchers with the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the legal implications of administrative decision making.
In the increasingly litigious environment of higher education, William A. Kaplin and Barbara A. Lee’s clear, cogent, and contextualized legal guide proves more and more indispensable every year. Two new authors, Neal H. Hutchens and Jacob H Rooksby, have joined the Kaplin and Lee team to provide additional coverage of important developments in higher education law. From hate speech to student suicide, from intellectual property developments to issues involving FERPA, this comprehensive resource helps ensure you’re ready for anything that may come your way.
- Includes new material since publication of the previous edition
- Covers Title IX developments and intellectual property
- Explores new protections for gay and transgender students and employees
- Delves into free speech rights of faculty and students in public universities
- Expands the discussion of faculty academic freedom, student academic freedom, and institutional academic freedom
- Part of a 2 volume set
If this book isn’t on your shelf, it needs to be.
About the author
William A. Kaplin is a professor of law at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. He is the past chair of the Education Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools, the former editor of the Journal of College and University Law, and a former member of the Education Appeal Board of the U.S. Department of Education. He is a contributing editor for Synfax Weekly Report on Critical Issues in Higher Education, editorial board member for the Journal of College and University Law, and a mentor/leader for the biannual Houston Higher Education Law Roundtable; and since 1991 he has been a faculty member/presenter for the Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education. He has received multiple awards and has been named a fellow of the National Association of College and University Attorneys.
Barbara A. Lee is professor of human resource management at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations, where she was dean from 2002-2006. Lee conducts research on the impact of legislation and judicial decisions on employment relations policy and practices in academic and business organizations in the U.S. and Western Europe. Her work combines field studies and legal research methodologies and has been published in the Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, the Journal of College and University Law, and the Journal of Higher Education. She is the coauthor of Academics in Court: The Consequences of Faculty Discrimination Litigation, which deals with the effects of discrimination litigation on plaintiffs and employer defendants.
Neal H. Hutchens serves as Professor and Chair in the University of Mississippi School of Education’s Department of Higher Education. He previously held a faculty appointment at Penn State University. A key strand of his scholarship is centered on free speech and academic freedom issues in higher education. Hutchens was the 2015 recipient of the William A. Kaplin Award from the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law. He is on the editorial board for The Review of Higher Education and for Education Law & Policy Review and is a member of the authors' committee for West's Education Law Reporter. He also serves on the Litigation Committee for the American Association of University Professors and is a past board member of the Education Law Association.
Jacob H. Rooksby is Dean and Professor in the School of Law at Gonzaga University, where he also holds a joint appointment in the School of Education. Prior to joining Gonzaga, Rooksby was Associate Dean and Associate Professor at Duquesne University School of Law. Rooksby's scholarship lies in two fields: intellectual property law and higher education law. Johns Hopkins University Press published his book, The Branding of the American Mind: How Universities Capture, Manage, and Monetize Intellectual Property and Why It Matters, in 2016. Rooksby writes a regular column for Campus Legal Advisor and has published his work in Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, Yale Journal of Law & Technology, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among other outlets. Rooksby holds J.D., M.Ed., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia and an undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the College of William & Mary. He formerly practiced law with McGuireWoods LLP and Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
