3.00 Credits
This course offers the opportunity to consider legal and policy matters to examine the goals, governance, norms, and ideals of American institutions of higher education. This course also examines the nature and establishment of colleges and universities; the relationship of colleges to local, state, and federal governments; and seminal case law and pending legislation. The legal and policy issues discussed serve as a gateway to a broader discussion of the role and meaning of higher education in today's society.