This chapter examines federal and state court cases from 1978 that deal with the organization of public higher education, state authority in higher education, intergovernmental relations, tax exemptions, wills and trusts, private higher education, and school finance. The author suggests that the lack of cases concerning open meeting laws indicates…

Drawing from a review of the literature, this paper addresses a series of questions related to the issue of whether state agencies, such as state boards of regents, commissions of higher education, or boards of education, should have the sole legal and official power to determine which postsecondary educational institutions can operate legally…

This, the third annual yearbook on higher education law, provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of all state and federal court cases involving higher education reported during 1978. The chapters have been authored by individuals who are experts in higher education law and specialists in the particular topics of their chapter. The chapters…