“In recent years, across a number of countries, there have been occasional court cases involving actions brought by students against their universities …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 19 March]
“In recent years, across a number of countries, there have been occasional court cases involving actions brought by students against their universities …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 19 March]
“Students facing disciplinary hearings on suspicion of plagiarism have started to hire solicitors to avoid being thrown out of college, a leading academic has said. According to Michael Laffan, associate professor of history in UCD, students who are caught writing essays with information gleaned from websites such as Wikipedia are increasingly arming themselves with legal experts which often results in college authorities letting them off …” (more)
[Jennifer Bray, Sunday Tribune, 4 October]
Blogmeister’s comment: I hope that none of the students referred to are identifiable from the article, otherwise Michael Laffan may soon be on the sharp end of some defamation claims as well … Seriously, I find it hard to believe that UCD don’t take proper legal advice (whether in-house or out-sourced) in such serious cases. They really shouldn’t complain when the students do likewise.
“When in doubt, sue. That philosophy has become an expected part of American society and (to the frustration of many in higher education) academe as well. A new book – The Trials of Academe: The New Era of Campus Litigation (Harvard University Press) – combines humor and history to examine the impact (most of it negative) of academic disputes landing in court. Amy Gajda, the author, is assistant professor of journalism and law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She responded via e-mail to questions about her book …” (more)
[Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 22 September]