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Student Conduct / 1993
93.142 "Penn's cold feet," [newspaper thefts at the University of Pennsylvania], 135
93.145 Campus judicial systems viewed as "a mockery of justice," 137
93.148 The Antioch "ask and tell" policy, 141
93.157 Demanding virtue, while disparaging it in the classroom, 155
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Student Conduct / 1994
94.4 Sexual harassment, the media, and cultural diversity at Swarthmore, 172
94.10 The perils of self-examination: MIT's academic dishonesty survey, p. 179
94.66 The hidden side of masculinity at the Citadel [male bonding; sense of obligation to the group;men like women seek lasting relationships], 270
94.68 E-mail and sexual harassment, B274
94.70 UVA's honor code and "student politics" [benefits outweigh the risks of honor systems], 277
94.71 Gender motivated violence act adopted, 278
94.73 Gender discrimination against men in college disciplinary cases [Yusuf v. Vassar College], 280
94.74 The future is arriving. . .ahead of schedule [resistance to increasing tuition; decline in householdincome; attraction of new technology; qualities of character and good social skills as important asacademic knowledge], 281
94.75 Evidence of similar acts in sexual misconduct cases, [new rule 413 of the Federal Rules ofEvidence; Nash v. Auburn University], 284
94.76 New data reveal increase in test cheating [more cheating at larger institutions; repetitive testcheating and fraternity membership], 285
94.77 Court encourages informal resolution of disciplinary cases [guidelines for informal resolution andmediation in student disciplinary cases], 286
94.81 A reflection about civility [Rush Limbaugh and Will Rogers compared; how students can learncivility; Erich Fromm on the culture of narcissism], 294
94.82 Hazing and sexual harassment [discrimination must be based on sex; scope of Title IX and"hostile environment" theory], 296
94.84 National sexual assault study [1994 crime bill provision on campus sexual assaults], 299
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Student Conduct / 1995
95.1 Teenage alcohol abuse [alcohol abusers responsible for their conduct; alcohol abuse andsuburban youth culture; binge drinking survey; secondary binge effects], 312
95.10 Sexual ethics [young people need guidance on forming relationships; neglecting the emotionaldimension of sex; the impact of exploitative sex on men; Walter Lippman on self-restraint;students seek self-restraint], 328.
95.13 Stanford speech code unconstitutional [interpretation of the "fighting words" doctrine; hurtfeelings are not enough; "selected" insults may not be prohibited; distinguishing speech fromconduct; alternatives to censorship, including penalty enhancement; application of FirstAmendment standards to private institutions; expansive academic freedom argument rejected;admission of "undesired members" will not limit Stanford's freedom of expression], 332.
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.
95.18 A wave of violence coming [violence not limited to big cities; a culture of violence; arming forself-defense; effective conflict resolution programs; patterns of violence in the past (seventeenthcentury English village); the value of self-control and other traditional virtues (Maryland"housemates wanted" example); prohibiting weapons on campus], 342.
95.21 How students see the future [a clearer image of the future--by looking at the past; grounds foreconomic optimism; finding solutions: community colleges and computers likely to transformsociety; new technologies coming; Tocqueville on the American tradition of welcoming change],350.
95.22 Student gambling [growth of gambling in American high schools and colleges; prohibitingbookmaking on campus; special risks associated with gambling in fraternity houses], 352.
95.23 A media focus on academic fraud [teacher provides test answers at Chicago high school;creating false transcripts and references for Yale; misleading an interviewer at Harvard;revocation of admission does not require due process hearing], 354.
95.27 Character education--a national priority [the virtue of striving for virtue; need for social supportfor character education; Public Agenda survey shows deep current of shared values], 360.
95.34 Predicting violence [slaying-suicide at Harvard University; "unconventional" people generallyhappier and healthier; suicide "factors" don't predict behavior of individuals; list of "risk factors"for violence] , 368.
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.
95.37 Younger, "suburban" inhalers of heroin, 371.
95.44 Underage drinking report [Massachusetts underage drinking task force report; "cops in shops"sting program; use of student peer leaders], 383.
95.57 The "Basic School" and the American college [creating disciplined communities with sharedvalues, based on universal human experiences; Ernest Boyer's list of seven virtues schoolsshould teach; value of community service; suggestions for a college ethical developmentprogram], 402.
95.58 Campus security and religious freedom [school knife ban violated Religious FreedomRestoration Act; Solzhenitsyn on legalistic life and the need for voluntary self-restraint], 405.
95.63 Freedom of expression in cyberspace [Washington Post critical of Virginia Tech decision topunish student for using a university computer server to send an offensive message off-campus; university computer servers compared to telephone systems; risk of liability forassuming editorial responsibility], 416.
95.64 Personal accountability and the ADA [three Section 504/ADA cases hold that employees whoengage in illegal or dangerous behavior can be fired or demoted, even if there is a causalconnection between their behavior and a disability; a contrary holding in Teahan v. Metro- NorthCommuter R.R.; Karl Menninger on the need to reassert personal responsibility; the SeventhCircuit in Anderson v. University of Wisconsin held that the University did not violate theRehabilitation Act when it refused to readmit an alcoholic student with a poor grade pointaverage who had "harassed and threatened his legal writing partner"], 417.
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Student Conduct / 1996
96.3 Preventing academic dishonesty [high rates of cheating reported in high school survey; creativetesting as one way to reduce cheating], 440.
96.9 Mass democracy on the Internet [University of Maryland student posts Internet messageaccusing local woman of child abuse; Washington Post editorial in support of freedom ofexpression in cyberspace], 453.
96.10 Liability for peer harassment [U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that Title IX givesstudents the same protection from peer sexual harassment as employees in the workplace], 454.
96.11 Campus justice and student privacy [first civil suit under "Violence against Women Act" filedagainst Virginia Tech in aftermath of sexual assault; renewed debate about secrecy in campusjudicial proceedings], 456.
96.16 Classroom disruption ["new" diversity on campus; troubled students should be held accountable;due process and classroom dismissals; practical advice to faculty members], 466.
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.
96.23 New research on academic integrity [Donald L. McCabe finds that cheating rates are up at honorcode schools, but that there is substantially less "hard core" cheating at honor code schools,compared to schools without honor codes; widespread cheating reported at high schools; NavalAcademy students request more discipline; the dangers of imposing punishments that are tooharsh; Aristotle on the difficulty of hitting the ethical mean], 485.
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.
96.39 A national focus on adolescent drug use [rise in drug use fueled by marijuana; drug abuse atHarvard; historical patterns of drug abuse; some African-Americans see a governmentconspiracy; the primary components of campus drug abuse programming must be honesty,inclusiveness, peer involvement, and creativity], 533.
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Student Conduct / 1997
97.11 The resurgence of common sense [implied waiver of privacy protection under FERPA], 583.
97.13 The unintended consequences of ACCRA [The "Accuracy in Campus Crime Reporting Act" of1997 would insert the current style of "gotcha" journalism into the heart of the campusdisciplinary process], 586.
97.17 Responding to pornography and incivility on campus [increasing coarseness in American society,reflected in greater availability of violent, hard-core pornography, and incivility in personal andpublic life], 598.
97.18 Responding to coarseness and incivility on campus [suggestions for promoting better values andbetter conduct by students; study by George E. Vaillant, author of Adaption to Life, finds thecapacity for love as the best predictor of mental health in later life; dialectic rather than rhetoricas "the method of friendship"; the disadvantages of gender and age segregation], 601.
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.
97.36 A message for new students: the importance of academic integrity, [students as "consumers"encounter a "frayed moral curriculum"; interview with D.L. McCabe on faculty attitudes towardacademic dishonesty, including reluctance of many faculty members to report academicdishonesty allegations; data on high rates of reported cheating by secondary school students;D.L. McCabe and Gary Pavela: "Ten Principles of Academic Integrity for Faculty Members"],641.
97.38 Attacking the "culture" of drinking on campus, [review of proposed federal legislation: "TheCollege Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Education Act"], 645.
97.43 The perils of regulating fraternity life [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit allowedHamilton College fraternities to invoke the Sherman Antitrust Act in an effort to challenge policyrequiring all students to live on campus], 656.
97.48 "Taunting defiance," and the limits of the First Amendment [In Vivian Rice, et. al. v. The PaladinEnterprises Incorporated, the Fourth Circuit held that Palidan Press could be sued over a 1993triple murder committed by a man who used the Palidan publication Hit Man as a guide. Thecourt distinguished between advocacy of lawless action, and conduct designed to aid and abetthe commission of a crime, with the intent the crime be committed.], 670.
97.52 Double jeopardy and administrative penalties, [after the U.S. Supreme Court holding in Hudsonv. United States, the likelihood of applying double jeopardy findings to public college disciplinaryproceedings is reduced, but not eliminated; suggested precautions for avoiding successfuldouble jeopardy claims], 681.
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Student Conduct / 1998
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.
98.6 Gambling and student life, part I [gambling raid by the New York City Police Department on the ZetaBeta Tau fraternity house at Columbia University; Congressional testimony by governmentinformant William Jahoda on nature and extent of gambling, including gambling at colleges anduniversities], 698.
98.7 Gambling and student life, part II [data on extent of youth gambling; pathological gamblingidentified as a mental disorder; suggested gambling policy; Kenneth Keniston on how socialactivists rarely displayed "the kind of self-absorption" seen in regular users of illegal drugs; howeducators can redirect a broad range of self-destructive behavior by students], 701.
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.
98.31 Limiting proceduralism in informal settings [in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v.Scott the Supreme Court held that the "exclusionary rule" does not apply to parole revocationhearings; procedural formalism can hurt respondents; lower courts differ on application of theexclusionary rule on campus], 753.
98.41 Understanding and applying the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [interviewwith LeRoy Rooker, Director of the Family Policy Compliance Office for the U.S.Department of Education; editor's note on parental activism], 779.
98.42 Defining the scope of the ADA, part I [asymptomatic HIV can be a protected disability;"significant threat" defined; no compensatory damages without proof of intentionaldiscrimination; defendant must have notice of the plaintiff's disabling condition; learningdisability does not excuse plaintiff from academic integrity regulations; decision not toallow students with learning disabilities to substitute other courses for a foreign languagerequirement did not violate the ADA], 782.
98.43 Defining the scope of the ADA, part II [U.S. Civil Rights Commission critical of "misleading" newscoverage; employers won 92 percent of ADA cases decided by judges, and 86 percent of thecases resolved by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; court critical of "pricklystudent who is using federal law as a weapon;" special issues to address when considering ADAcoverage; when issues of misconduct arise, focus should be on the behavior, not the disability;interview with attorney Jeanne M. Kincaid], 785.
98.50 Fighting alcohol abuse: 1998 summary [recent data on nature and extent of alcohol abuse,especially early teen drinking; evolving strategies to control binge drinking; seniors pledge torefrain from the "fourth-year fifth" at the University of Virginia; Boston area colleges develop "53-point" plan to reduce student drinking; alcohol rioters appear to have little sustained peersupport], 804.
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Student Conduct / 1999
99.1 Student moral development, part I [renewed national attention to student moral development; Akibe Lerner on multiculturalism and the diminished capacity for moral outrage; academic integrity policies kept the flame of moral development alive; Darwin on ethics; Sissela Bok and the Wingspread report on shared values that can be affirmed on campus], 806.
99.2 Student moral development, part II [Edward O. Wilson on "ethics is everything;" Derek Bok on the importance of student character development; twelve principles for the design of college ethical development programs], 809.
99.16 Violence at schools-and colleges ["Guide to safe schools" published by the U.S. Department of Education; young people need "rites of passage"; acts of moral and physical courage at Columbine High School; Erich Fromm on the causes of human destructiveness], 844.
99.17 Individual liability for acts of hazing [in Oja v. Grand Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity a New York appellate court held that college fraternity members can be held individually liable for acts of hazing; interview with Douglas Fierberg, an attorney who has represented hazing victims], 848.
99.22 Limited liability for sexual harassment by students, part I [in Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education the Supreme Court held that Title IX authorizes a private cause of action for student-on-student sexual harassment; deliberate indifference to "known acts" of such harassment is required.], 859.
99.23 Limited liability for sexual harassment by students, part II [an interview with Catholic University Law Professor William Kaplan], 862.
99.24 New imperatives for student ethical development [affirming core values of empathy and self-restraint; Patricia King on "Why is it so hard to teach ethics?"; Francis Fukuyama on the end of "the Great Disruption"], 865.
99.30 The growing culture of gambling [report of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission; high levels of gambling by children and adolescents; sports wagering on college campuses; expansion of Internet gambling], 880
99.31 Courts defer to campus disciplinary procedures-for now [appellate decision in Flynn v. University of Scranton; distinction between public and private institutions; "fundamental fairness" standard; language from 1968 "General Order on Judicial Standards of Procedure and Substance in Review of Student Discipline in Tax Supported Institutions of Higher Education"; Derek Bok on key role of students in devising and administering campus rules], 882.
99.35 Revocation of academic degrees [court decisions; policy considerations; suggested procedures], 893.
99.40 "Due process" at private colleges [decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court in Schaer v. Brandeis, holding that the University was obligated to "substantially" follow procedures specified in its disciplinary code], 904.
99.46 Expanding the university's duty of care [in Knoll v. Board of Regents the Supreme Court of Nebraska held that the University of Nebraska had a duty as a landowner to protect a nineteen-year old student from "foreseeable" acts of unlawful hazing by an off-campus fraternity; interview with law professors Bickel and Lake], 917.
99.50 Responding to student misconduct off-campus, part I [legal authority to discipline students for off-campus misconduct; opinion of the Maryland Attorney General], 925.
99.51 Responding to student misconduct off-campus, part II [defining educational objectives; seeing students as part of an association-on or off-campus; avoiding "country club" judicial systems for upper-middle class youth; giving students a voice in defining policy; interview with Timothy Brooks at the University of Delaware], 927.
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Student Conduct / 2000
00.6 Student conduct regulations and the authority to withhold a degree [decision in Robert J. Harwood , Jr. v. Johns Hopkins University holding that the award of a college degree represents more than academic achievement, and includes consideration of the nature and quality of student conduct], 944.
00.30 Responding to disruptive students: A case study, 1014.
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Student Conduct / 2001
01.10 Balancing privacy interests and law enforcement objectives. In Illinois v. McArthur, the U.S. Supreme Court provided a pertinent overview of search and seizure law, in the context of addressing a perennial legal question: When is it reasonable to limit a person's access to his home or room while a search warrant is sought?, p. 1080.
01.18 Profanity has its limits. [Sixth Circuit decision in Bonnell v. Lorenzo indicates that the law "may be shifting in ways that allow greater regulation of profanity, especially where a captive audience' may be involved." The court held that "[p]laintiff may have a constitutional right to use words such as "pussy," "cunt," and "fuck," but he does not have a constitutional right to use them in a classroom setting where they are not germane to the subject matter, in contravention of the College's sexual harassment policy"], 2002.
01.20 The Columbine Report. [Report of the State of Colorado Columbine Review Commission; suicide and homicidal rage; challenging the student "code of silence"; tactical lessons learned], 2008.
01.21 A reflection on the Columbine Report. [The attraction of social Darwinism; connection with Leopold and Loeb case; Darwin's perspectives; Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay on "The Times"], 2010.
01.22 Stanton Samenow on "the chessboard view of life." ["People do make choices. There has to be accountability and consequences"], 2013.
01.26 Questions and answers on classroom disruption, 2024.
01.46 Ten guiding principles of campus judicial officers, 2055.
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Student Conduct / 2004
04.4 When will students listen? [Instead of telling students how to behave, educators might discuss some of the mistakes they made in college and what they learned from them], 3222.
04.39 (Far) off-campus jurisdiction [suggested conduct policies and standards for students on college-sponsored study abroad trips], 3301.
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