This report summarizes the academic performance of one entering class of probation freshmen for three semesters at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. All probation freshmen were subject to evening hour restrictions. Emphasis is also placed on the opinions of freshman students who have been on probation and directors of the fourteen…

This document reports the proceedings of a conference concerning substantial justice on campus, held at the University of Georgia campus in November 1972. Topics of concern included: balancing student rights and institutional needs; challenge from the courts; sense of justice on campus and in society; institutional justification of the existence…

Colleges and universities have refuted Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's charges that they are not combatting drug abuse on campus. Another study has found that college policies concerning alcohol abuse have not been supported by adequate abuse-prevention programs. (MSE)

The author believes that college officials must be reminded of their responsibility for the quality of campus life outside the classroom. (Author/PG)

A growing number of college students report that campus judicial systems are more concerned with political correctness than with fairness, or that the systems are unfair regardless of the discipline issue, and complain about the secrecy of proceedings. Shift from a paternalistic discipline policy to a legalistic one is seen. (MSE)

Case concerning the expulsion of five African American students at West Virginia Wesleyan College, and in which the students chose not to appear at their judicial hearing, has raised questions about whether there was adequate investigation and whether the school's actions meets the requirements of due process stated in the student handbook and…

The American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) new policy authorizing sanctions against colleges when investigation discloses serious departures from accepted governance norms is examined. Issues discussed include the existence and general relevance of governance norms, evidence of violation of those standards, and the AAUP's right to…

Presents the results of a national study that sought to identify the effectiveness of campus judicial systems in doctoral-granting universities. Student judicial systems were categorized based on the level of formality present as determined by terminology, processes, and characteristics of the system. The effectiveness of a system was determined…

A sample of 464 faculty members, parents, and students responded to a questionnaire that assessed their expectations for due process in campus disciplinary hearings. Respondents indicated they expected high levels of due process would be provided in suspension-level campus disciplinary hearings. The three groups differed on specific due process…

A survey of college and university judicial officers and counseling center directors explores the use of disciplinary counseling in the student judicial process, and how the individuals in this position view it. Provides data about demographics and the frequency of referrals, and discusses issues related to disciplinary counseling. (Contains 18…

Discusses how a plagiarism scandal has again "mired" the University of Virginia's fabled judicial system in "trauma" and lawsuits, while some systems that are less well known, such as that of Georgia Tech, may be functioning more effectively. (EV)

Describes Ohio Wesleyan and Duke universities' new guidelines for an age-old problem: sexual relationships between instructors and students. (EV)

There are a variety of approaches to the limitation of discretion: in loco parentis, constitutional, contract, and trust for fiduciary theories. What has made these principles so far a matter of logical assertion rather than of law is that the courts have chosen not to review a college's use of discretionary authority regarding its students. Only…

Until recently, the courts perceived almost no difference in their treatment of public and private schools. Under due process and equal protection clauses of the law, a student's economic investment in his education is protected. The obvious legal concept to invoke to protect economic expectation is contract, so most cases involving student rights…

Although the ultimate objectives of much campus protest are unclear, students generally want to be free of paternalistic university supervision. But they seem to want both academic shelter against the outside community and freedom from control by the university. We must examine the extent to which the university should treat its students as…