Legal Issues in Advising

George posted on December 02, 2013 11:45

The resources linked from this page are provided to NACADA members as a service. It is hoped that academic advisors will find the linked information helpful in familiarizing themselves with legal issues that may affect the practice of their profession. The resources are arranged by topics.

Please note that legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case; therefore this information will not substitute for advice from competent counsel. NACADA does NOT provide legal counsel nor answer legal questions.

Advising Issues:

Are advisers risking lawsuits for misadvising students? via The Mentor, 2001
FERPA overview, Matthew M. Rust, 2014
Legal issues for advisors: A primer, by Stephen E. Robinson, 2004
Legal issues in Higher education, via Catholic University of America

Copyright issues:

Copyright issues FAQ, via Publishing Law Center

Guidelines for Advisor's Notes:

AACRAO Records Retention Guide AACRAO PowerPoint presentation based on the guide, 2012
Controlling access to educational records (p. 6) via US Department of Education, 2008
Creating effective advising notes via blog, 2015
Guidelines for advising notes, via Missouri State University
Recording Advisor Comments, via Colorado State University
How Long to Keep Notes
- General Records Retention Schedule, via The Ohio State University, 2016
- Higher Education Records Retention Schedule of the Records Management Guide, via Idaho State Archives, 2008

Parents:

FERPA parent guides
Students, parents, colleges: Drawing the lines, via The Chronicle, 2005

Student Privacy:

Crisis on campus: What you need to know for compliance, via ACE's The Presidency, 2012
My social security number: How safe is it?, via Privacy Rights, 2016

Student Rights:

Due process rights of students, via UMKC
Federal discrimination investigation assumes students, like home-buyers, can be illegally 'steered', via The Chronicle, 2011
Litigious students and academic disputes, via The Chronicle, 2002
Students' rights handbook, via ACLU, 2013
Student rights resource page via FindLaw
Student speech, via ACLU

Students with Disabilities:

Disabilities legal resources, via AHEAD
Legal issues of students with learning disabilities, via LD Online

Additional Resource Links:

College Student Safety Guide
Council on Law in Higher Education
Education law resource page, via FindLaw
FERPA Checklist: What Can Never Be Shared, via Academic Impressions, 2016
How syllabi can reduce the campus sexual assault epidemic via the Huffington Post, 2016

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