The Academic Administrator and the Law [electronic resource] : What Every Dean and Department Chair Needs To Know. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, Vol. 26, No. 5 / J. Douglas Toma and Richard L. Palm.

This report examines the role of the college dean or department head in relation to legal issues in higher education. The first section offers principles of the law, the courts, and counsel. It addresses types of legal issues, internal and external sources of the law, deference to academic and behav...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Toma, J. Douglas
Corporate Authors:	George Washington University. Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Association for the Study of Higher Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education
Other Authors:	Palm, Richard L.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, 1998.
Subjects:	Administrator Role. College Administration. College Admission. Compliance (Legal) Deans. Decision Making. Department Heads. Disabilities. Educational Administration. Faculty College Relationship. Higher Education. Legal Responsibility. Student College Relationship.