Can a State Delegate Police Power to a Religious Institution?
The North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed a very interesting question in a case involving Davidson College (NC v. Yencer): Whether it violated the First Amendment to delegate state police power to...
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View ArticleFamily of Murdered Student Sues Yale
In 2009, Yale medical student Annie Le was murdered by a technician working at the institution. The family is now suing Yale for wrongful death. The lawsuit claims that Yale was negligent in hiring...
View ArticleEducation Secretary Reinstates Half Of Timely Warning Fine Against Virginia Tech
In an August 30 decision, United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reversed a decision by an administrative law judge regarding whether Virginia Tech should be fined in connection with the...
View ArticleLawmaker Introduces Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act Into Senate
On January 24, Senator Robert Casey of Pennsylvania introduced the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act into the Senate. The bill (S. 128) would update and modernize the Higher Education Act of 1965...
View ArticleHomeland Security To Begin Pilot Of Campus Resilience Program
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security announced the inception of their Campus Resilience Pilot Program. The Campus Resilience program is a joint venture with the Department of...
View ArticleHomeland Security To Establish Campus Resilience Pilot Program
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security announced the inception of their Campus Resilience Pilot Program. The Campus Resilience program is a joint venture with the Department of...
View ArticleProposed Bill Would Expand Campus Security In Cases Of Violence Against Women
Recently, Representative Carolyn Maloney introduced a bill (H.R. 812) in the House of Representatives that would amend the Higher Education Act “to improve education and prevention related to campus...
View ArticleViolence Against Women Act Has Ramifications For Higher Education
Barack Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act into law late last week, ushering in changes for how institutions of higher education deal with violence against women. Colleges will now be required...
View ArticleOffice Of Federal Student Aid Issues Guidance On Changes To Clery Act
Late last week, the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid released a memo giving guidance to institutes of higher learning on compliance with changes to the Clery Act. These changes...
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