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ERIC Number: EJ157175
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Legal Issues in Faculty Termination: An Analysis Based on Recent Court Cases
Rood, Harold J.
Journal of Higher Education, 48, 2, 123-52, Mar/Apr 77
Court interpretations of such issues as expectancy of reemployment, freedom of speech, and immunity from suit are at great variance with those voiced within the academic community. An understanding of this difference will help faculty and administrators avoid decisions that result in expensive and needless litigation. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Court Litigation, Due Process, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, Teacher Dismissal, Tenure
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