93.142 Penn's cold feet [newspaper thefts at the University of Pennsylvania], 135

93.146 Defining the scope of a scholar's privilege, 139

93.153 More newspaper thefts, 149

94.4 Sexual harassment, the media, and cultural diversity at Swarthmore, 172

94.10 The perils of self-examination: MIT's academic dishonesty survey [discussing statistics with themedia], 179

94.24 Artistic criticism as defamation, 202

94.45 "Artistic criticism as defamation" use reversed, 233

94.81 A reflection about civility [Rush Limbaugh and Will Rogers compared; how students can learncivility; Erich Fromm on the culture of narcissism], 295

94.86 Photocopying journal articles [excerpt: American Geophysical Union v. Texaco; "archival"copying not permitted; dissent discusses nature of scientific research], 301

95.3 Disciplinary records remain confidential--for now [value of confidentiality; initial FERPA effort tolimit "values" education; media hypocrisy; public distrust of higher education], 315

95.14 "Fantasies" on the Internet [University of Michigan sophomore arrested for sending threat onInternet; distinguishing threats from fantasies; Internet "addiction"; Saul Bellow on "the distractedpublic"; Alexander Solzhenitsyn on silent reflection] , 336.

95.35 Computer network can be sued for libel [Prodigy treated as "publisher"; with control comes therisk of liability; campus alternatives to e-mail and bulletin board censorship; CommunicationsDecency Act modified], 369.

96.14 Your collected works, now in print [prior Internet newsgroup postings can be identified andcompiled by anyone using a powerful search program; Washington Post on "super-public"speech on the Internet], 461.

96.21 Advocacy journalism and campus crime, [outline of and response to New York Times series oncampus sexual assault; colleges have a responsibility to enforce their own rules, Nzuve v.Castleton State College; significant due process protections must be accorded to the accused;complainants also desire confidentiality; example of St. John's University case; not every sexualassault is a rape; many complainants seek mediation and moderate penalties], 480.

96.22 Resolving sexual assault allegations [Campus Security Act regulations; suggestions forinformation to be given complainants; notification to parents and law enforcement authorities; theimportance of hearing cases before deciding them], 483.

96.25 The media focuses on higher education [critical media commentary about higher education,including bloated bureaucracies; "let's make a deal" on financial aid; college elitism and the"Mercedes" syndrome; faculty: more politics, higher pay, and less work; students: drinking moreand learning less], 491.

96.26 A national debate on higher education [a crisis of confidence in higher education; children as anational priority; an emphasis on restructuring; competition from industry; the benefits ofcommunity colleges; comparison of community college and University of Pennsylvania classes;the importance of social skills and character development; promoting a sense of "reverence" inthe young], 494.

96.27 The end of computer decency? [Communications Decency Act declared unconstitutional by threejudge federal panel in Philadelphia; one judge observed that "[a]s the most participatory form ofmass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from governmentintrusion. . ."; certain forms of expression remain unlawful, including obscenity, threats ofviolence; harassment based on sex, race, disability, or other protected status; electroniccommunication has become an important means of expression for gay men and lesbians;surveys show Americans increasingly concerned about civility; ostracism often a better optionthan formal punishments], 497.

97.5 Liability for misrepresentation in letters of reference [California Supreme Court held thatevaluators who provide only glowing statements about an individual they know or have reason toknow would be a danger to others may be liable for "affirmative misrepresentation"], 572.

97.11 The resurgence of common sense [implied waiver of privacy protection under FERPA], 583.

97.22 The "Dark Alliance" series: implications for campus journalists [San Jose Mercury NewsExecutive Editor reported that the Mercury News investigative series "Dark Alliance" (implicatingthe CIA in the start of America's crack epidemic) fell short of acceptable journalistic standards;discussion of broader lessons for journalists, including those on campus], 613.

97.24 The value of privacy in sexual assault cases [in People v. Ramirez, a California appellate courtupheld the constitutionality of a California law allowing sexual assault victims to be identified as"Jane Doe" at trial], 617.

97.31 Another step toward "open" disciplinary proceedings, [The Ohio Supreme Court joined theSupreme Court of Georgia in declaring that university disciplinary records are not "educationrecords" as defined in FERPA], 633.

97.47 A reflection on ACCRA and the media ["entertainment" now appealing to the most base humanpursuits; the of privacy; a modest proposal to apply ACCRA to Congress], 668.

97.49 Limiting liability for computer service providers [In Zeran v. America Online the Fourth Circuitruled that a portion of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) that was not struck down by theSupreme Court protects interactive computer service providers from liability for defamatorycommunications by third party users], 673.

98.2 The media and student privacy [news coverage of the controversy surrounding President Clintonhighlights what could happen to complainants or respondents in sensitive campus disciplinaryproceedings open to the media; the current cycle of coarseness in the media; advice for collegejournalists], 687.

98.3 Defining "due process" under heightened media scrutiny [key court decisions on due process instudent disciplinary cases; the merits of "investigatory" proceedings; Judge Marvin Frankel on"the search for truth;" The Fifth amendment and drawing a "negative inference"; holding inPiarowski v. Illinois Community College Dist. suggests that colleges and universities have aneconomic interest in retaining students], 689.

98.5 Student Disciplinary records held to be protected "education records" [federal district court inOhio issued preliminary injunction, preventing Miami University and the Ohio State Universityfrom "releasing any student disciplinary records which contain 'personally identifiableinformation'" as defined under" FERPA. U.S. v. The Miami University, et. al.; comparable statecourt holding in The Daily Tar Heel v. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill],695.

98.19 The Foley Amendment and student disciplinary records [pending legislation would allowcolleges to disclose personally identifiable information from disciplinary records ofstudents who have admitted to or been found responsible for a "crime of violence," asdefined by federal law; public access likely through state freedom of information laws],728.

98.33 Defining the ethical obligations of college journalists ["Ten ethical principles for collegejournalists"], 756.

98.38 Higher education amendments, part I [selections from amendments to the Family EducationalRights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and a non-binding "sense of Congress" statement on "BingeDrinking on College Campuses"; issues and suggested policies], 770.

98.39 Higher education amendments, part II [policy considerations that have to be addressed in light ofnew FERPA amendments; social forces prompting greater governmental intervention in campuslife; parental activism in shaping living and learning environments for students; sociologist AlanWolfe on "morality writ small;" "consensus conference" as a means to solicit communityperspectives], 773.

98.48 "Education records" narrowly defined in Maryland [in Kirwan v. The Diamondback, Maryland'shighest court held that FERPA did not preclude release of records related to student parkingoffenses--and perhaps all student disciplinary records], 800.

99.41 The limits of censorship-and freedom of expression [in Kincaid v. Gibson, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that administrators at Kentucky State University (KSU) could ban the distribution of KSU's 1992-1994 yearbook, on the grounds the yearbook was of inferior quality, and was not fulfilling its stated mission; the divided three-judge panel in Kincaid relied on the Supreme Court Hazelwood decision (administrators may censor high school newspaper)-which probably doesn't fit the college setting; alternatives to censorship are preferred], 907.

00.10 Protecting student privacy�and the college disciplinary process [decision in The Miami University v. the Chronicle of Higher Education rejected claim that personally identifiable information in student disciplinary records should be available to the public; court also found enforceable federal right under FERPA], 955

04.19 The rights and prerogatives of the campus press, Part I [Desyllas v. Bernstine 351 F.3d 934 C.A.9 (2003); campus newspaper editor not unlawfully detained; box of confidential records was unlawfully seized], 3250.

04.20 The rights and prerogatives of the campus press, Part II [Desyllas v. Bernstine: campus newspaper editor not unlawfully detained; box of confidential records was unlawfully seized], 3252.

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