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HR and the Courts — March 2024

Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Dartmouth College May Appeal NLRB’s Decision Allowing Basketball Players to Unionize The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to unionize, selecting the... View Article

Academic Freedom
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A philosophical foundation of academe is that of academic freedom—freedom in thought, speech, independent decision-making and expression of opinion for both the faculty and students. Attendant with that philosophy is responsible behavior. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) speaks of academic freedom as the indispensable quality of institutions of higher education. Further, that institutions of... View Article