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The Academic Administrator and the Law: What Every Dean and Department Chair Needs To Know. ERIC Digest.

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Toma, J. Douglas; Palm, Richard L. – 1998

This digest summarizes the role of the dean or department chair in dealing with legal issues in higher education. It considers the types of legal issues which might arise for these administrators (such as contract and tort matters for staff and students), the erosion of the legislative and judicial deference given to academic decision making, and…

Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Admission, Compliance (Legal)

The Academic Administrator and the Law: What Every Dean and Department Chair Needs To Know. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, Vol. 26, No. 5.

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Toma, J. Douglas; Palm, Richard L. – 1998

This report examines the role of the college dean or department head in relation to legal issues in higher education. The first section offers principles of the law, the courts, and counsel. It addresses types of legal issues, internal and external sources of the law, deference to academic and behavioral decisions, the distinction between public…

Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Admission, Compliance (Legal)