Boards of Trustees

The phrase board of trustees is synonymous with governance in higher education and is the most common name for groups of individuals who serve as the legal agents for and have authority over two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and universities in the United States.

Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth

Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth (2000) is a U.S. Supreme Court case that addresses funding of student groups by a public university.

Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth

Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth is one of two key 1972 decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court that helped to establish the parameters of federal due process for employees in higher education.

Board of Curators of the University of Missouri v. Horowitz

In Board of Curators of the University of Missouriv. Horowitz (1978), the U.S. Supreme Courtreviewed the issue of whether officials at a publicuniversity’s medical school afforded one of theirstudents procedural due process when they tooksteps to dismiss her from an academic program.

Bill of Rights

The framers of the U.S. Constitution were concerned that the individual rights of Americans in the new republic were not adequately protected in the original Constitution.

Berea College v. Kentucky

Berea College v. Kentucky (1908) is a significantcivil rights case in higher education that paved theway for subsequent judicial decisions that struckdown segregated educational facilities as unconstitutional.

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

The mission of the Association for the Study ofHigher Education (ASHE) is to encourage scholarlyinquiry to increase knowledge and understandingof higher education in all of itsmultifaceted dimensions.

Assistive Technology

Assistive technology refers to the use of technologicaldevices and situational modifications byor for individuals with disabilities to enable themto improve or maintain their functional capabilities.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, protects an array of individuals with disabilities at colleges and universities from discrimination by imposing comprehensive obligations on private sector employers, public services and accommodations, and transportation.

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) provides support and leadership in equity and equality issues within higher education as well as the larger society.

American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was formed in 1915 following a protest over the firing of a faculty member at Stanford University.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 was passed by Congress as part of its broad legislative attack on employment discrimination in the 1960s and 1970s.

Age Discrimination

American society is aging as health care improves, the baby boom generation approaches retirement age, and the age for eligibility to draw full Social Security benefits rises.

Affirmative Action

Acceptable Use Policies

Acceptable use policies (AUPs) are sets of behavioral expectations or rules adopted by college and university officials that are designed to regulate the conduct of those who use institutionally provided computer resources.