Over the past several years, faculty across the country have watched the rise of so-called anti-woke legislation restricting what professors may say in the classroom, especially in regard to topics
Faculty are continuing to face challenges in managing student AI use and ensuring academic integrity on exams and assignments. In many cases, faculty use text comparison and AI detector tools
Faculty have long been at the cutting edge of free speech issues. In fact, at most institutions, faculty play a defining role in determining “who may teach, what may be
Faculty and administrators are often called upon to make difficult adjudicative decisions—determining whether a student violated the code of conduct or whether a faculty member’s conduct warrants disciplinary action. In
Over the past year, the Trump administration has leveraged federal civil rights laws to transform higher education governance at some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions. Through a combination of
Faculty are increasingly having to grapple with accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities. One recent study found that as many as 21 percent of undergraduates and 11 percent of
A few years ago, the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar proposed to do away with Standard 503—a long-standing policy that
Since before President Trump took office, legal experts have suggested that the administration could use the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to advance the president’s goal of eliminating
Higher education faculty have long relied on federal grants to fund their research and scholarship. Indeed, grants often help faculty obtain adequate facilities, equipment, and support staff for research. They
When faculty discuss artificial intelligence, conversations often focus on the ethics of using AI in research, writing, instruction, and administration. But these discussions must increasingly explore the legal implications of
