A Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring. National Association of Colleges and Employers. Provides a set of legal/ethical standards for faculty involved in guiding students' job-search processes. Provides suggested actions related to candidate referral, referral of minority candidates and providing references.

Annotated Bibliography: Ethical Issues in Teaching and Academic Life. Keith-Speigel, P. & Carr, K.. An excellent and well-annotated bibliography on ethical dilemmas facing teaching faculty at the university level. Includes a section on the professor/scholar 'bashing' literature. Coverage through 1993.

Legal Issues Connected with Advising Student Organizations. Janosik, S.M.. Reviews applicable case law involving faculty advisement of student organizations and provides five recommendations to help ensure that the advising experience is positive and rewarding. Reprinted with permission from National Association of Student Personnel Adminstrators' NetResults.

Legal Issues For Faculty. American Association of University Professors. Provides an overview of some of the main legal concerns in different aspects of faculty activity. Includes leagal issues related to Educational Malpractice, Indemnification, Student Privacy Issues and Faculty Recruitment and Hiring.

Legal Issues in Advising. National Academic Advising Association. Provides an overview of legal issues for academic advisors and guidelines for application of FERPA for faculty and staff. Also includes web resources and frequently asked questions dealing with legal issues in advising.

Legal Issues in Higher Education. American Association of University Professors. The AAUP's gateway page to all its legal outlines, presentations, and publications. Topics indexed include Academic Freedom, Academic Research, Affirmative Action/Discrimination/Diversity in Higher Education, Collective Bargaining, Conflicts of Interest/Commitment, Consensual Relationships, Copyright/Intellectual Property, Distance Education/Intellectual Property, Ethics, Faculty Workload, Governance, Grading Issues, Hiring & Promotion, Indemnification of Faculty/Educational Malpractice, Privacy Rights, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Concerns, Students Relations, Tenure and Workplace Issues.

Legal Issues in the Classroom. Euben, D.R.. An in-depth discussion of legal issues related to teaching and teacher-student interaction, as provided by AAUP council. Topics include Free Speech Issues in Higher Education, Sexual Harassment Issues, Consensual Relationships, Grading Practices and Policies, Fair Use Doctrine, Student Privacy Rights, and Indemnification Concerns of Faculty.

Legal Watch - Do Students Have a Right to Privacy?. Springer, A.D.. Applies case law (Owasso Independent School District v. Falvo and Gonzaga v. Doe) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to briefly discuss faculty responsibilities in regard to student privacy. From Academe 88(5):70, 2002.

Legal Watch - Making the Grade. Euben, D.R.. Applies case law (Brown v. Armenti and Parate v. Isibor) to briefly discuss faculty legal rights in regard to grading students and the conflicts that may occur when adminstrators change grades or order faculty to do so. Reiterates AAUP policy that the assessment of student academic performance, including the assignment of particular grades, is a faculty right. From Academe 87(5):94, 2001.

Making Accommodations: The Legal World of Students with Disabilities. Grossman , P.D.. Briefly discusses federal laws protecting students with disabilities from discrimination by institutions of postsecondary education, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Issue addressed include Degree of Deference, Documentation, and Types of Accommodation. From Academe 87(6):41-46, 2001.

National Association of College and University Attorneys. . The NACUA provides legal assistance to colleges and universities by educating attorneys and administrators to the nature of campus legal issues. In addition, NACUA produces publications, sponsors seminars, and operates a clearinghouse through which attorneys on campuses are able to share resources, knowledge and work products on current legal concerns and interests. Free access to legal reference service documents involving recent statutes and cases.

Sexual Harassment in the Academy: Some Suggestions for Faculty Policies and Procedures. Euben, D.R.. An in-depth discussion of legal issues involved in sexual harassment, as provided by AAUP council. Topics include Federal Legal Standards of Sexual Harassment, Institutional Liability for Sexual Harassment, Issues to Consider in Sexual Harassment Policies Governing Faculty, Sexual Harassment Training for Faculty Members, and Consensual Relationships Policies. Discusses applicable statutes (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments) and case law and provides exemplary institutional policies.

Sexual Harassment: A Guide for Faculty and Staff. University of Pennsylvania. A guidebook for faculty that covers the following topics: Sexual Harassment Defined; What Sexual Harassment is Not; Consensual Relationships; Sexual Harassment - Perception vs. Intent; Responsibility for Dealing with Sexual Harassment; Questions and Answers about Sexual Harassment; Suggestions for Handling Sexual Harassment Complaints. PDF version

Students with Disabilities, Institutions of Higher Education, and Faculty Members. University of Connecticut - Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability. A practical guide to the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Questions addressed include: How Does Federal Law Define Disability? What are the Obligations of Institutions of Higher Education? What is the Role of the Campus Office for Students with Disabilities? What are the Students Responsibilities? What are the Faculty Members Responsibilities? and Where Can Faculty Members Find Answers to Questions About Legal Requirements?

Update on Affirmative Action in Higher Education: A Current Legal Overview. Springer, A.. An in-depth discussion of legal issues involved in affirmative action in higher education, as provided by AAUP council. Discusses cases evolving from Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as applied to student recruitment, admissions, and financial aid programs, including the key recent decisions Hopwood v. University of Texas and Gratz v. Regents of the University of Michigan. Also discusses cases regarding faculty employment and some critical factors used in analyzing race-conscious employment decisions.

Who Grades Students? Some Legal Cases, Some Best Practices. Euben, D.R.. An in-depth discussion of legal issues involved in grading, as provided by AAUP council. Covers the relationship of institutional and individual academic freedom, AAUP policies applicable to grading, and selected case law on grading. Also provides practical suggestions for managing grading issues and avoiding legal problems.