EDUC 6260 WU Gender-Based Discrimination Discussion
Description
What legal issues have impacted your institution?
True understanding of the law is in its application. Analyzing how laws or regulations have been applied in case studies deepens your ability to use them to support your own institution. Legal matters and case studiestopics frequently addressed in professional newsletterscan help you become more versed in this important area.
This weeks Assignment is designed to expand your legal expertise on a campus that is already somewhat familiar by analyzing what could have been done to avoid or mitigate a potentially litigious situation before it escalated.
Research an employment-related legal issue that occurred recently at your institution or one similar to yours. Prepare a brief summary of the issue, describing how it was resolved. Additionally, describe what additional steps the managers and leaders involved could have done to avoid or mitigate the situation.
(Assignment length: 23 pages)
Learning Resources
Kaplin, W. A., & Lee, B. A. (2009). A legal guide for student affairs professionals (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Section 1.1, “How Far the Law Reaches and How Loud it Speaks”
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Kaplin, W. A., & Lee, B. A. (2009). A legal guide for student affairs professionals (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Section 4.5, “Employment Discrimination”
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Kaplin, W. A., & Lee, B. A. (2009). A legal guide for student affairs professionals (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Section 4.6, “Affirmative Action”
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Kaplin, W. A., & Lee, B. A. (2009). A legal guide for student affairs professionals (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Section 4.7, “Application of Nondiscrimination Laws to Religious Institutions”
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Kaplin, W. A., & Lee, B. A. (2009). A legal guide for student affairs professionals (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Sec 4.8, “Faculty Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression”
Copyright 2009 by Jossey-Bass. Reprinted by permission of Jossey-Bass via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Kaplin, W. A., & Lee, B. A. (2009). A legal guide for student affairs professionals (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Section 14.9.1, “Civil Rights Compliance, General Considerations”
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Required Media
Regulatory Climate
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 11 minutes.
Discrimination Violation: A Video Scenario
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.
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