Colleges and universities remain vulnerable to lawsuits and face an increasingly litigious environment. This book is intended to provide board members, administrators, faculty, and students of higher education with a basis for informed decision-making that will reduce the risk of liability through a preventive-law approach. Readers will find this text a useful source that reflects trends in the law, details current case law on a particular subject, and provides guidance on institutional policy for both public and private higher education institutions. Contents include: (1) Public Colleges and Universities; (2) Private Colleges and Universities; (3) Religious Colleges and Universities; (4) Faculty; (5) Non-Academic Personnel; (6) Faculty Speech; (7) Tort Liability; (8) Contracts With Students; (9) Student Speech; (10) Student Equal Protection and Due Process; (11) Sexual Harassment; (12) Employment Discrimination Under Title VII; (13) Disability Law; (14) Intellectual Property; (15) Business Management; (16) Athletics; and (17) Town and Gown Issues.