Course Description

LAWS 8755
Higher Education and the Law
General Description:
Examines the goals, governance, norms, and ideals of American institutions of higher education, and how those policies are shaped by the legal system. Examines the legal relationship between institutions of higher education and its various constituents: faculty, presidents, governing boards, students, alumni, and staff. Spans several traditional doctrinal categories, including contract, torts, employment law, constitutional law, intellectual property, tax, and antitrust.

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LAWS 8755-001

Instructor(s): Victor Fleischer

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Wed   4:15 PM - 5:55 PM   WOLF 330

Textbook Info: Areen, Higher Education & the Law, (Foundation, 2009), ISBN 9781599412832.