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What rights do students of public universities have regarding professional misconduct / lack of rule enforcement?

I’ll try to keep the story short, but the university I attend has recently had a tense situation arise between a professor and a student. The professor clearly broke the University’s own rules on conduct and procedure for its staff. The student was…
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Can I legally compell a student to go back to their home country?

Suppose that I am the owner of a fully-owned private company in the USA. I am providing a full scholarship to a student from country X to go to the USA to do a 4-year PhD. Can I add a clause to the scholarship contract that says that the student…
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Overly Broad Sports Facility Liability Waiver

The University of California, Berkeley introduced a new liability waiver this Fall Semester. If students refuse to sign the waiver, they'll be barred from using the campus gym and other sports facilities starting this September. Here's the waiver…
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What does the Canada's Access to Information Act entail for reference letters?

I am writing a reference letter for someone applying to a university in Canada. The site (ubc.ca) where I submit the reference letter states: It is the policy of the University to treat reference information as confidential. It can, however, be…
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Ownership of video lecture

Due to the pandemic, my university moves all classes online. This is a new situation and the administration is not well-prepared for this (which is understandable). I will give lectures online, in one of the courses, I will pre-record them and…
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Can I sell unofficial "names" for bathroom stalls at a public university?

For a $20m+ donation, you can put your name on my university's new recreational facility. This got me thinking, could I do the same thing? As a satirical joke I'm thinking of setting up a website where students can pay to associate their name/a…
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What does it mean for a statute such as § 2 (1) 7 AGG to "apply" but have no legal consequences?

I am in the process of finding out the legal framework surrounding anti-discrimination statutes in German public universities as it pertains to students (not employees of the university as they are covered by the Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetz…
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Is the opportunity and/or potential to get tenure in the Texas State university system contractable?

According to this news item of March 30, 2023 about Texas Senate Bill 18 - Public universities could no longer offer tenure for professors under Texas Senate bill | TPR - public universities in Texas would not be able to offer tenure to professors…
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Public Institution Food Services: Do nonreligious students without severe allergies have a right to gluten-free/kosher/halal options? (California)

To what extent may a public institution which offers meals for religious convention or for dietary restrictions (kosher/halal/gluten-free) deny other students these meal options? If a student requests access to an existing kosher/halal meal option,…
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Given Shapiro v. Thompson, why are US states allowed to charge higher tuition fees to new residents?

If I'm reading Shapiro v. Thompson correctly, US states are not allowed to require a period of residence before providing welfare benefits to US citizens. But doesn't this mean that charging different tuition rates to out-of-state students is…
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How to pressure college covering-up incompetent professor?

I received a grade I deem unsatisfactory for the quality of work I completed, due to lateness penalties. The course instructor was partly responsible; he has never responded to several of my assignment inquiries. His non-response added several extra…
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Is omitting a previous university transcript illegal?

One of my friends did really badly in her first attempt at a university in Canada and subsequently dropped out. She went to another university in Europe and spent a year there. She then applied to another Canadian university as a transfer student…
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Dormitory Firearm Posession at Louisiana Public School

I'm a student at a public university in Louisiana, and I was reading up on the state's firearm law in order to be sure I could legally keep such a weapon for defense in my apartment, which is extremely close to campus (D.C. v. Heller should…
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The university issued a pay check less than its offer letter. What is one to do?

Suppose that an international grad student at one of the University of California campuses got an offer letter: Congratulations! On behalf of the Committee on Admissions and Awards and the Graduate Group in (Department name), I am pleased to offer…
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Plagiarism on an Affidavit?

Is there such thing as plagiarism on an Affidavit? In other words if my reasoning for a certain issue is best worded by an online source, can I simply copy the source and slightly customize it to my circumstance? Would this be a problem simply…
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