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Nation's Schools and Colleges, 1975
The U. S. Supreme Court ruled that any student suspended from a public high school is entitled to a hearing; the University of Oregon student government offers prepaid legal assistance to students. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: College Students, High School Students, Higher Education, Law Students
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Runyan, M. Kay; Smith, Joseph F., Jr. – Journal of Legal Education, 1991
This article explains the nature of learning disabilities and suggests accommodations (e.g., test modifications, course modifications, academic support services) that law schools can make in the light of federal law and litigation protecting the rights of disabled students. Interviews with two learning-disabled attorneys, a glossary, and student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, College Students, Compliance (Legal)
Gehring, Donald D.; Young, D. Parker – 1981
Court cases involving the relationship between institutions of higher education and their students during 1980 are discussed in this sixth and final chapter. A number of cases concerned constitutional issues such as rights of expression, due process, and association; separation of church and state; and freedom from undue search and seizure. Also…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Rights, College Admission, College Students
Gehring, Donald D.; Young, D. Parker – 1978
A review of 1977 cases that involved students and institutions of higher education indicates that students seem to be more concerned with their rights as educational consumers. The majority of cases concern controversies focusing on classroom and academic evaluation and treatment of students; receipt of various forms of financial aid; use of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Rights, College Admission, College Students
Gehring, Donald D.; Young, D. Parker – 1980
Court cases involving the relationship between institutions of higher education and their students during 1979 are discussed in this sixth and final chapter. The Iranian crisis and economic conditions during the year both affected cases touching on several of the topics addressed. These topics include such constitutional issues as rights of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletics, Civil Rights, College Admission