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Glassman, Valerie B. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2023
Adjudication of allegations of student misconduct in campus living facilities is one of many responsibilities often held by residence hall staff. After receiving an incident report, these administrators may address concerns like roommate conflicts, fire safety, vandalism, and alcohol consumption with their residents in formal or informal meetings…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, College Students, Student Behavior
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Salminen, Erik; Gregory, Dennis E. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
The results of recent cases indicate that residences and dormitories owned by higher education institutions should be considered "dwellings," and thus subject to the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act (1968) as amended requires that the providers of dwellings accommodate assistance animals, which includes not only service animals,…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Dormitories, College Housing
Baumann, James A., Ed. – Association of College and University Housing Officers - International, 2010
The "Talking Stick" is published bimonthly, six times a year in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, and November/December by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. Each issue is divided into three sections: Features, Columns, and Departments. These sections contain…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, College Housing, Dormitories, Legal Responsibility
Baumann, James A., Ed. – Association of College and University Housing Officers - International, 2010
The "Talking Stick" is published bimonthly, six times a year in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, and November/December by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. Each issue is divided into three sections, namely: Features, Columns, and Departments. These sections…
Descriptors: College Housing, Colleges, Dormitories, Legal Responsibility
Hoover, Eric – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Since 1970, officers on the Seattle campus have regularly patrolled the hallways of dormitories of the University of Washington. It is a community-policing strategy, a low-key way to engage students. However, the practice might cease this fall. In June, the state's Court of Appeals ruled that students have the same right to privacy in dormitory…
Descriptors: School Safety, Police, Dormitories, Student Rights
White, Lawrence – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Just a few days before the shootings at Virginia Tech, officials at the University of Delaware received a complaint from the family of a female undergraduate student. The family said that Maciej Murakowski, a 19-year-old student who lived in the same residence hall as their daughter, had posted material on his Web site that made the woman fearful…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Freedom of Speech, Civil Rights, College Students