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Higher Ed Law Prof Blog

By James Ottavio Castagnera and Patrick J. Cihon

Post Frequency: 6.5/day

Last Entry: May 09, 2008 at 06:55:13

Law: Pope tips his hat to academic freedom

Posted on April 18, 2008
Read about his speech in the Chronicle of Higher Education. And in Inside Higher Education.

Publication: "Faculty Focus" moves to weekly schedule

Posted on April 17, 2008
Now Just for You? Faculty Focus is now bringing you the articles and information you can use in a weekly newsletter. We know you?re busy, so we?ve taken our monthly newsletter and trimmed it down to sizeable bits of information...

Events: Is this what we mean by "Study Abroad"?

Posted on April 17, 2008
Ad campaign seems to promise a sexy experience in New Zealand.Read about it in the Chronicle of Higher Education Evaluate the promotional video here. Visit the website behind this promotion here.

Event: Latin American travel deals

Posted on April 17, 2008
On offer here.

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Publication: Marty Latz's latest column

Posted on April 17, 2008
As I?ve noted before, Consumer Reports has found more than 90 percent of shoppers who tried to negotiate a better deal on goods and services got one -- on furniture, electronics, appliances and even medical bills. So go online and...

Event: Optimizing Employee Relations in Union and Non-Union Environments

Posted on April 17, 2008
A workshop on offer from the Philadelphia mega-firm of Saul Ewing.Register here.

Publication: Last chance to participate in IIE "Trans-Atlantic Dual Degree" Survey

Posted on April 17, 2008
Access the survey here.

Publication: SUbscribe to Jury Verdict Analysis Service here

Posted on April 17, 2008
Jury Verdict Review & Analysis is published by: Jury Verdict Review Publications, Inc. 45 Springfield Ave. Springfield, NJ 07081-9770 Phone: (973) 376-9002 Fax: (973) 376-1775 www.jvra.com

Law: Supreme Curt holds lethal injection to be a humane means of execution

Posted on April 17, 2008
Read the story in the LA TImes. This marks a defeat fro Professor David R. Dow of the University of Houston and colleagues at the Texas Defender Service.Read an earlier interview with Prof. Dow here. Visit the Texas Defender Service...

Publications: Articles Archive available from Emerald Group

Posted on April 17, 2008
Dear Dr James Ottavio Castagnera, As you may be aware, Emerald Group Publishing Limited has recently acquired a large proportion of Elsevier?s Social Science book series and textbook publishing programme. Over 200 book series and almost 300 books have been...

Product: Forms on offer from Net Lawman

Posted on April 17, 2008
Company and partnership documents ? Pack of documents to change the name of your company A comprehensive pack of documents required to change the name of your private company for whatever reason. ? Pack of documents required to hold an...

Law: Afghan student under sentence of death for criticizing Islam is granted an appeal

Posted on April 17, 2008
International organizations monitoring the case announce the appellate opportunity.Read the report form Bloomberg here. Visit the website of the organization monitoring the case here.

Law: University of Nevada fires former whistleblower

Posted on April 17, 2008
Associate Professor who blew the whistle on treatment of animals in 2005 is fired for alleged plagiarism.Read the story in the Reno Gazette-Journal

Law: What's new regarding student loans?

Posted on April 17, 2008
1. Department of Education plans an emergency survey [Federal Register: April 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 74)] [Notices] [Page 20614-20615] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr16ap08-29] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection...

Product: Mother's Day Specials from the Ellis Island Foundation

Posted on April 17, 2008
Check them out here.

Event: "Archiving Best Practices" Webnar

Posted on April 17, 2008
Register here.

Law: Virginia Tech, One year later

Posted on April 16, 2008
Not surprisingly, the campus is still jittery one year after the horrific massacre.Read more here. The story of one surviving student who's making a run at returning to normal.From the Rocky Mountan News. Legal liability for campus shootings: a year....

Law: Is capital punishment too severe for child rape?

Posted on April 16, 2008
Coker v. Georgia (1977) held that capital punishment was too cruel and unusual for adult rape. Fact was that almost all defendants executed for rape were African Americans.Read more about the landmark decision here. But does it make a difference...

Event: Only four days left for early bird savings at NAFSA's international conference next month in DC

Posted on April 15, 2008
Register here.

Publication: Rider University student's honors thesis argues anti-discrimination laws might extend to body art

Posted on April 15, 2008
Various laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the First Amendment, etc., are sufficiently broad as to allow for the protection of individuals adorned with body art from employment...

Law: Researchers persist in face of animal rights protesters

Posted on April 15, 2008
Read the story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Scientists say they are harassed at home and on the streets. Universities are providing security at researchers' homes.

Law: Opportunity to comment on draft instructions for IRS 990

Posted on April 15, 2008
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking public comments on the draft instructions to the 2008 Form 990, the annual return most tax-exempt organizations must use to report information about their operations. The instructions are for the redesigned Form 990 that...

Law: Honest Leadership amd Open Government Act

Posted on April 15, 2008
Read the statute here.Download s1.pdf Read what this means for higher education here.Download HLOGA_memo_041108.pdf

Events and Publications: NACUA Events and Publications announced this week

Posted on April 15, 2008
NACUA Events and Publications � Registration is now open for NACUA's 48th Annual Conference, June 22 - 25 at the Marriott Marquis at Times Square in New York City. The Conference Brochure has been mailed to all NACUA members and...

Publication: World Business Directory

Posted on April 15, 2008
Dear Sirs, In order to have your company registered in the World Business Directory for 2008/2009, please print out the enclosed form (PDF file), complete and return the form to: World Business Directory Suite 149 - Rosden House - 372...

Product: Press Release touts multi-model alert system for campuses

Posted on April 15, 2008
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release http://www.e2campus.com/PR080414-Louisiana_Invests.htm More Louisiana Colleges and Universities Invest in Multi-Modal Alert System From e2Campus e2Campus also recently added new lower pricing for voice message alerts to the Louisiana State Contract for Emergency Notification Services LEESBURG, VA...

Law: Dealing with tipped employees

Posted on April 14, 2008
April 14, 2008 Dealing with Tipped Employees: The Implications of the $105 Million Starbucks Verdict In a decision that sent shock waves through the restaurant industry, with implications for businesses that rely upon ?tipped employees,? a San Diego Superior Court...

Publication: Public Opinion in Iran (from the U. of Md.)

Posted on April 14, 2008
Download Iran_Apr08_rpt.pdf

Event: Retention and Recruiting Workshops

Posted on April 14, 2008
Dear James Castagnera: Just a friendly reminder that our 2008 Retention and Recruitment Workshops are rapidly approaching?and space is quickly filling up! Our three-hour sessions are offered at only $100 each, and substantial discounts are available, based on the number...

Law: Emergency Notification Systems are sweeping our industry

Posted on April 14, 2008
Campuses Embrace Emergency Notification Systems for Improved Crisis Communications Multi-modal alerts ensure 99% coverage of students whether or not they have signed up to receive alerts LEESBURG, VA ? April 14, 2008 ? Many colleges and universities across the country...

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