Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning higher education are reported in this chapter. Issues of employment and the treatment of students underlay the bulk of the litigation. Specific topics addressed in these and other cases included federal authority to enforce regulations against age discrimination and to revoke an institution's tax-exempt status; the application of laws against discrimination in employment; actions affecting the status or pay of nontenured and tenured faculty members; collective bargaining rights of the faculty; the termination of administrators and other personnel; discrimination in student admissions; the assessment of nonresident tuition; student financial aid; students' first amendment rights; the dismissal of students for disciplinary and academic reasons; the provision of transportation to disabled students; the application of athletic association regulations; liability claims involving personal injury, workers' compensation and contract liability; and the right of the National Collegiate Athletic Association to control the telecasting of football games. (PGD)