Higher Education: The Law and Parameter for Action. Proceedings.

The central purpose of the conference was to present and discuss judicial decisions and trends and their implications for and applications to the posture of academic decision making. The issues of concern were questioned and examined not from a philosophical or sociological point of view but in light of court decisions and precedents. The document covers: (1) Desegregation: Higher Education's Responsibilities; (2) Public-Private Distinctions: Are There Any Left?; (3) Student Fees: Activities and Non-Resident Tuition; (4) Collective Bargaining in Higher Education; (5) Problems or Opportunities for the College or University in Achieving Its Affirmative Action Obligations as an Employer of Academic and Other Professionals; (6) Affirmative Action: Federal Laws and Regulations Relating to Students. (Author/KE)