Program Details
The Campus Client: Legal Issues in Higher Education
Sat. March 29th, 2008 2:00 PM
Legal questions involving academic freedom, affirmative action, and student speech are but a few of the issues facing college administrators today. Join this panel of experts for a discussion of some of the legalities involved in providing a college education.
Hosted by The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.Moderator: Henry J. Abraham
Location:
City Council Chambers
605 E. Main Street
(434)970-3113
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Henry Abraham,Ph.D., is the author of Freedom and the Court: Civil Rights and Liberties in the United States. A renowned Constitutional scholar, he has authored eleven additional books and is the winner of the 2007 DAR Americanism Medal. He is James Hart Professor of Politics, Emeritus, at UVa. View Events |
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John C. Jeffries, is the author of Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and Civil Rights Actions: Enforcing the Constitution (with Pamela S. Karlan, Peter W. Low, & George A. Rutherglen), among others. He argued the case of Rosenberger v. University of Virginia before U.S. Supreme Court and is currently the Dean of the UVa School of Law. View Events |
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Robert O'Neil is the author of Academic Freedom in the Wired World and Free Speech in the College Community. His books stem from his experiences as the former president of UVa and Wisconsin and his present position as the Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. Visit Website View Events |
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Barbara Perry, Ph.D., is the author of The Michgan Affirmative Action Cases, Freedom and the Court (with Henry J. Abraham) and seven other books. She is Carter Glass Professor of Government at Sweet Briar College and is a former Supreme Court Fellow. View Events |
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