Suing alma mater : higher education and the courts /
Olivas, Michael A.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2013.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191]-209) and index.
A primer on higher education law in the United States -- A brief history of higher education litigation in the United States Supreme Court -- Making it to the Supreme Court and the rise of purposive organizations -- The traditional model of higher education in the litigation spotlight : United States v. Fordice -- Hopwood v. Texas: "a university may properly favor one applicant over another because of his ability to play the cello, make a downfield tackle, or understand chaos theory" -- Abrams v. Baylor College of Medicine : Jews need not apply -- Axson-Flynn v. Johnson : "talk to some other mormon girls who are good mormons, who don't have a problem with this" -- Location, location, location : Richards v. League of United Latin American citizens and the cartography of colleges -- Clark v. Claremont University Center : "I mean, us white people have rights, too" -- The developing law of faculty discontent : the Garcetti effect.
Universities and colleges
College teachers
College students