Recent Decisions of Interest
Author: Ralph Gerstein.; Lois Gerstein.
Source: Volume 14, Number 02, Winter 2013 , pp.25-30(6)
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Abstract:
The editors review recent court decisions directly affecting college and university administration, discipline, and safety: University’s Allegedly Insufficient Response to Hazing Incident Gives Rise to Claim for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress. Parents of Student Who Jumped Off Municipal Bridge Held to Have Claim Against Private University That Participated in Bridge Design. Where a College Fails to Follow Its Own Academic Rules, the Court Will Intervene in Favor of the Student. Appeals Court Upholds Finding That College’s Athletic Program Violated Title IX.Keywords: Vega v. Sacred Heart University, 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 50201, Ginsburg v. City of Ithaca, 839 F.Supp.2d 537, Rizvi v. New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012 WL 4094869, Biediger v. Quinnipiac University, 2012 WL 3176285
Affiliations:
1: Co-Editor; 2: Co-Editor.