03685nam 22005174a 450 991046020640332120200520144314.00-674-05386-9(CKB)2670000000040420(StDuBDS)AH23050971(SSID)ssj0000430080(PQKBManifestationID)11314403(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430080(PQKBWorkID)10452757(PQKB)10333188(MiAaPQ)EBC3300828(Au-PeEL)EBL3300828(CaPaEBR)ebr10402491(OCoLC)648760638(EXLCZ)99267000000004042020090529d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe trials of academe[electronic resource] the new era of campus litigation /Amy GajdaCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20091 online resource (x, 334 p.) Formerly CIP.Uk0-674-03567-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.An introduction -- A world apart : a short history of the rise of academic deference -- Battles over bias : anti-discrimination law on campus -- Free speech free-for-all : the First Amendment on campus -- Prerogative and profit : battles over intellectual property -- Privacy in peril : peer review meets judicial review -- War of the words : the rise of academic defamation -- Of injuries and insults : tort law on campus -- Promises, promises : contracts on campus -- Looking forward.This title explores the origins and causes of the litigation trend, its implication for academic freedom, and what lawyers, judges, and academics themselves can do to limit the potential damage.Once upon a time, virtually no one in the academy thought to sue over campus disputes, and, if they dared, judges bounced the case on grounds that it was no business of the courts. Tenure decisions, grading curves, course content, and committee assignments were the stuff of faculty meetings, not lawsuits. Not so today. As Amy Gajda shows in this witty yet troubling book, litigation is now common on campus, and perhaps even more commonly feared. Professors sue each other for defamation based on assertions in research articles or tenure review letters; students sue professors for breach of contract when an F prevents them from graduating; professors threaten to sue students for unfairly criticizing their teaching. Gajda's lively account introduces the new duo driving the changes: the litigious academic who sees academic prerogative as a matter of legal entitlement and the skeptical judge who is increasingly willing to set aside decades of academic deference to pronounce campus rights and responsibilities. This turn to the courts is changing campus life, eroding traditional notions of academic autonomy and confidentiality, and encouraging courts to micromanage course content, admissions standards, exam policies, graduation requirements, and peer review. This book explores the origins and causes of the litigation trend, its implications for academic freedom, and what lawyers, judges, and academics themselves can do to limit the potential damage.Universities and collegesLaw and legislationUnited StatesElectronic books.Universities and collegesLaw and legislation344.73/074Gajda Amy935053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460206403321The trials of academe2105715UNINA