An Annotated Webliography of Electronic Resources Related to In Loco Parentis and Higher Education Law
Education
Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance - http://www.law.uh.edu/ihelg/
IHELG is housed in the University of Houston Law Center. The site provides up-to-date caselaw for current issues facing higher education. A large collection of monographs are also available to the public.
Higher Education Research Institute - http://www.heri.ucla.edu/
HERI, a UCLA center and home to the CIRP, provides access to the nation’s largest and oldest empirical study of higher education.
Student Press Law Center: http://www.splc.org/legalresearch.asp?id=2
This site includes several great resources regarding student rights. It includes the top ten most frequently asked questions about student rights. There is also a section with news flashes containing new articles related to the individual rights of students. These issues are essential in assessing the existence or non-existence of in loco parentis.
University of Oregon: College Counseling - http://counseling.uoregon.edu/dnn/ParentsCommunity/ShrinkRapNewsletter/PreventingViolenceonCollegeCampuses/tabid/164/Default.aspx
This is an essay sponsored by the university of Oregon and it give suggestions for what parents can be doing to be proactive is helping stop violence on a college campus.
Government
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
This DOJ website provides up-to-date analysis of court and crime statistics, many related directly and indirectly to college and student life. Relevant reports include the Violent Victimization of College Students, Sexual Victimization of College Women, Campus Law Enforcement, and Indicators of School Crime and Safety.
College Drinking: Changing the Culture - www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov
This government site has continual updates on new visions and policies to prevent underage drinking on college campuses. Many colleges’ policies go beyond the state and federal law to prevent drinking. Some universities take on a more parental role in exceeding the law for, what they believe is, the student’s betterment.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) - http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC is an online digital library of electronic research and information. This full-text database is chopped full of education-related literature.
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention - http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/publications/alcohol-and-other-drug-prevention-college-campuses-model-programs
This site from the Dept. of Education looks at different programs used in higher education to prevent the use of drugs and alcohol on college campuses.
National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov/
NIH is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. The NIH website provides one of the most powerful and accurate search engines for finding journal articles and publications of recent medical research findings. Information on college drinking and internet abuse was found utilizing this source.
The U.S. Department of Education - www.ed.gov
The “U.S. Department of Education” website is the most comprehensive of all sites dealing with education policy. This is a government site discussing providing detailed descriptions of policies and visions from elementary schools through college universities.
News
The Chronicle of Higher Education – www.chronicle.com
The Chronicle describes itself as the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Definitely the most recognizable publication on college campuses, the Chronicle is an excellent source for contemporary issues related to and affecting higher education with 42 issues published annually.
Fast Company - http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/bea-fields/leading-generation-y/helicopter-parents-college-campus-strategies-help-ease-transiti
This site looks at helicopter parents and acknowledges the problems with these parental behaviors. They suggest several methods for how parents can stay involved in a beneficial way without being a helicopter parent, attempting to make the transition from home to college as easy as possible.
The Sport Journal - www.thesportjournal.org
The sport journal contains breaking stories about college athletics and the issues that surround them. Several of the articles are about alcohol abuse, physical health, emotional health, coaching and leadership.
The Future of Higher Education: http://hedebate.jisinvolve.org
This site is devoted to discussing the future of higher education. It includes breaking news, events, and ideas that will shape the future of higher education. In loco parentis was very prominent in the past. Many schools have moved away from this model, although there are still a few that adhere to the idea. It is uncertain to say if more schools will move away from this model or if more will move back towards it. This site tracks the factors that will shape which direction we go.
Organizations
AFT’s Faculty And College Excellence - http://www.aftface.org/
FACE provides numerous lists of legislation as well as links to many different articles surrounding legal topics within education.
American College Health Association - http://www.acha.org/Info_resources/hc2010.cfm
This is the American College Health Association and they produce objectives for colleges to reach to promote a healthy campus. This is an effort to produce planning guidelines for colleges to live by in order to create a healthier campus.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research - http://www.aei.org/
AEI provides many resources for existinglegal issues and legislation as well as information on current public policy within the U.S.
The Center for Alcohol Policy - www.centerforalcoholpolicy.org
This site contains news about up-to-date alcohol policy. It tracks new policies as well as responses and discussion about these policies. These policies and responses to policies are closely linked to how close universities adhere to an idea of in loco parentis.
The Center for Internet Addictions - http://netaddiction.com/
A comprehensive electronic source on the debilitation of addictive behaviors related to internet usage. The materials provided educate on the pathological need to engage in destructive patterns online.
Center for Problem-Oriented Policing - http://www.popcenter.org/problems/rape/
This web site covered all kinds of policies and problems solving methods for crimes. This specific page covers the problem of acquaintance rape on college campuses and provides insights to those incidents and those involved in the problem. It can serve as a guide for understanding Rape on a college campus.
Center for Science in the Public Interest - http://www.cspinet.org/booze/collfact1.htm
The center for science in the public interest looks at all kinds of issues related to alcohol issues on a college campus, including this one on alcohol policy in their examination of binge drinking. It identifies it as a problem and its effects especially in college.
College Parents of America - http://www.collegeparents.com
“College Parents of America” has cutting-edge news about issues affecting the parents of college students. These issues include, but are not limited to, FERPA, responsibilities of universities and the rights of parents. This site primarily looks at the role of the parents versus the role of the university.
College Tips for Parents - http://collegetipsforparents.org/
This site offers suggestions for parents of college student in relation to how they can be more effective in their student’s development and transition. This site looks at money issues, and common mistakes of students like debit, and how to deal with those problems and what to expect from them.
Educating to Eliminate Hazing - www.stophazing.org
Hazing is a constant problem at universities, especially amongst fraternities and sororities. This site tracks up-to-date instances of hazing. There are also updates about new ideas and policies to reduce hazing on campus. This brings up questions of how much rights the individual has and how much right the university and its leaders have to step in.
Educause - http://www.educause.edu/
An organization focused on developing the intelligent use of information technologies among universities, Educause publishes electronic articles and resources relevant to the legal implications of computer use on college campuses.
Feminist Campus - http://www.feministcampus.org/fmla/printable-materials/v-day05/violence_against_women.pdf
This organization reports the large number of women sexually harassed on college campuses. They offer descriptions of security and law enforcement policies, crime prevention activities on a college campus.
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education - www.thefire.org
F.I.R.E stands for “Foundation for Individual Rights in Education”. The entire site looks at what rights an individual has at a university. The question of in loco parentis is a tension between university rights and personal rights. This site contains up to date information about the individual rights which, in turn, affect the university’s rights.
Health and Human Development - http://www.hhd.org/resources/story/addressing-mental-health-college-campuses
This organization addresses health and human development on a larger scale to identify solution for education purposes. They cover a large array of topics from mental health, to violence, and even substance abuse.
The Human Rights Education Associates - www.hrea.org
This site is called “The Human Rights Education Associates”. It discusses issues of human rights. These issues are essentially related to college campus policies and the idea of in loco parentis. University rights are held in close tension with individual human rights. The one affects the other.
Men’s Initiative for Jane Doe - http://www.mijd.org/pn/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=59
This is an organization that tries to change the college environment that perpetuates crimes against women. This page offers 10 suggestions for men that they can use to stop the perpetuated cycle.
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education - http://www.highereducation.org/
The NCPPHE has many different links and resources available that are able to provide information on current legal issues as well as networking abilities to unite students, staff, faculty and parents across the country.
Parents Rights - http://www.parentsrights.com
This site looks at the rights of university student’s parents. The rights and role of parents is essential to the development of a university’s rights and role. Parents and universities both have the mission of helping their students succeed. This site examines the responsibility and rights of parents in this development which influences the universities role.
Safe Youth - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/college.asp
This organization presents facts about violence on college campuses and then presents resources and methods for ways to prevent violence amongst students.
School and College Legal Services of California - http://www.sclscal.org/
SCLSCal is a resource in which provides legal and labor relations services for different types of educational institutions throughout California. On their site, they have resources which are updated regularly that provide opportunities to learn from professionals in the field.
Security on Campus, Inc. - http://www.securityoncampus.org/
Security on Campus is a site that provides up to date resources as well as public policy on security-related issues relating to college life.
Sexual Harassment Support - www.sexualharrasmentsupport.org
This site gives up-to-date definitions of sexual harassment. Some clarity is given to the grey area of sexual harassment. The site also gives a variety of approaches to confronting sexual harassment.
Unabridged Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlets - http://www.dr-bob.org/vpc/virtulets.html
University of Chicago professor, Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, has constructed a comprehensive list (continually updated) in which he has listed the thousands of rules, regulations and guidelines in which it is acceptable to abide by at an American university.
Professional Associations
American Association of University Professors - http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/legal/
The AAUP monitors legal developments, tracks the legal implications of legislation and its implementation, and works with experts from around the country in submitting friend-of-the-court briefs in key appellate cases, seeking to shape the law in ways supportive of Association principles. Their website offers a bevy of resources.
American Association of University Women - http://www.aauw.org/
The AAUW is an advocacy group designed to education and spread awareness. The site has great resources available to anyone who desires information on a variety of university-related topics such as research, education, and other advocacy issues.
American Council on Education - http://www.acenet.edu/
ACE’s site provides many different resources such as public policy and legal issues concerning colleges today.
Association of College and University Housing Officers – International – http://www.acuho-i.org
ACUHO-I provides an extensive library of articles related to issues facing residential life practitioners. The library is accessible for a limited time to guest, will full-privileges awarded upon membership.
Association for Student Conduct Administration - http://www.theasca.org/
Articles, law & policy reports, and an academic journal are all a part of what the ASCA have to offer; in addition to best-practices for college judicial affairs officers. A annual national conference is organized, with information available on their website.
Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors - http://www.aucccd.org/
This site contains a myriad of information and resources on not only how to network counseling center directors, but more importantly on the legal and ethical means in which to run a counseling center on a college campus.
College Media Advisors - http://www.collegemedia.org/node/1432
This is an organization that looks specifically at media law on campuses and offers news reporting and a guide for policy in relation to media law.
Council on Law in Higher Education - http://www.clhe.org
Ten years young, The Council is still carving out its identity and purpose, but by all indications will be around for a long time. The website provides registration for a bi-weekly email bulletin regarding recent issues in higher ed law. Books, CDs, and research tools are also accessible.
National Association of College and University Attorneys -http://www.nacua.org/
NACUA.org provides up to date articles, legislation and resources for faculty, staff, students, parents and attorneys.
National Association for College Administration Counseling - http://www.nacacnet.org/
NACAC provides counseling opportunities and resources for college professionals. It also includes recent and current legislation applicable to university life.
National Association of University Business Officers - http://www.nacubo.org/
The NACUBO is a comprehensive site that includes a plethora of legal issues, legislation and many other policies and procedures relevant to educational institutions.
