Gary Pavela's speeches and presentations for faculty members, administrators, and college students focus on the following topics:

[1] "Defining the scope of student and faculty academic freedom"

[2] "Alternatives to speech codes"

[3] "Teaching troubled students"

[4] "Lessons from the Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings"

[5] "Academic integrity and student moral development"

[6] "College student suicide: Law and policy perspectives"

[7] "Ten principles of risk management"

[8] "Key concepts and trends in higher education law"

[9] "Developing and implementing a Code of Student Conduct"

[10] "Developing and implementing a Code of Academic Integrity"

[11] "Defining the nature and scope of religious freedom on campus"

[12] "Ten principles for members of student conduct hearing boards"

[13] "Resolving sexual misconduct allegations"

[14] "Can ethics be taught?"

[15] "Preventive law for resident life and student development staff members"

[16] "Academic decision making and the law" (focus on assessment of student performance and behavior in professional and clinical education)

[17] "Defining the student/university relationship in the 21st century"

[18] "Can a successful lawyer lead a good life?" (designed for pre-law and law students)

[19] "Tell me what your art is and what in consequence we ought to call you" (from Plato's Gorgias; graduation address)


A sample presentation to a student audience:

Friendship, Fidelity, and Academic Integrity


A sample presentation to a faculty audience:

Defining the limits of student academic freedom



Please contact Gary Pavela at garypavela@gmail.com for further information and scheduling.