06/12/2013 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
This program provides an annual update on legislative and regulatory developments that are of interest to colleges and universities, as well as a look forward at issues that may come before the Legislature during the upcoming year....
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05/08/2013 - 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM
Mark your calendars now for our annual spring social event with the College and University Law Section. Enjoy drinks, food, and the company of terrific colleagues!...
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04/10/2013 - 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Learn to work with federal funding in a manner that avoids running afoul of the FCA; whether before, during, or after an investigation. Join us as we walk you through the risks and teach you how to protect yourself and your institution....
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04/10/2013 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Felix Springer will review and analyze recurrent themes in tenure cases gone awry, the principal catalysts for claims by unsuccessful candidates, circumstances that should raise red flags, effective preventive measures and the learning available from current case law. He will also discuss one of his recent cases involving a denial of tenure based on colleagueship and the lessons from that matter....
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03/14/2013 - 04:00 PM to 07:00 PM
This experienced panel includes University representatives as well as the prosecutor's and practitioner's perspectives. The panel will discuss how best to represent and advise students in parallel College disciplinary and criminal proceedings. Discussion will also address recent directives to Colleges and Universities from the Department of Education regarding sexual harassment, sexual violence and Title IX....
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03/13/2013 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
The Department of Justice has put colleges and universities on notice that certain food allergies are disabilities and must be accommodated under the ADA. The settlement agreement describes an example of an accommodation process and education program that satisfies a university's obligations under the ADA for students with certain food allergies. The speakers will describe the procedural history of the DOJ's investigation and key components of the settlement agreement....
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02/13/2013 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
2012 was an active year in the field of employment law affecting colleges and universities. Please join us for an interactive roundtable discussion of the actions and developments that will have the greatest impact on higher education in the coming year, including an overview of key judicial decisions regarding discrimination and harassment, new laws, and administrative guidance and decisions....
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01/09/2013 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Georgia Critsley, General Counsel at DCJIS and Deputy General Counsel, Agapi Koulouris will discuss issues of interest to college and universities relating to the implementation of iCORI. Topics will include the model CORI policy, dissemination logs, multiple levels of access for single institutions, the role of DCJIS in enforcements, and issues unique to educational institutions, such as summer camps on campus and CORI requests in connection with clinical placements....
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12/12/2012 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
"Cloud computing" is the trend of replacing software traditionally installed on campus computers (and, indeed, the computers themselves) with applications delivered via the Internet. While today's "cloud powered" higher education institutions can gain significant flexibility, the corresponding migration of sensitive data into remote, distributed, worldwide data centers - the "cloud" - introduces serious legal and compliance issues. The panel will introduce cloud computing and discuss critical privacy and security issues....
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11/14/2012 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Join the College & University Law Section for this informative Brown Bag Lunch on recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board and the impact on colleges and universities....
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10/10/2012 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
A discussion of higher ed governance issues illuminated by the Freeh Report, which examined the actions of Penn State University relative to the child abuse committed by Jerry Sandusky. The discussion will include the roles of the governing board, officers, in-house counsel, and others in the proper functioning of higher ed administration....
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09/20/2012 - 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
OSHA expects research laboratories at colleges and universities to follow the same safety programs as any other employer. Yet, the lab setting is very different – lab personnel are knowledge-based workers who perform a myriad of projects (not assembly line), often are loosely supervised and working autonomously, and can be conducting experiments that have no precedent. How do colleges and universities meet OSHA expectations in this challenging environment? What can counsel do to help their institutions improve this situation? In-house counsel should consider inviting their EH&S colleagues to this event....
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