Student affairs staff at all types of colleges and universities
need to be equipped to help manage risk and protect their
institutions, the people they serve, and their resources from
unintended consequences. Risk Management in Student Affairs:
Foundations for Safety and Success helps practitioners
understand the sources of risk in their work, and the practices and
strategies they can employ to help mitigate that risk.

Written for those without legal training, the book is accessible
to new and mid-level professionals as well as students preparing to
enter the profession. It teaches how to limit, control, and respond
to risk in order to protect oneself and one's institution. The book
covers all aspects of risk management in higher education,
including:

Tort liability (such as damage due to negligence, accidents on
campus, injuries resulting from alcohol use, and incidents during
study-abroad trips)
Contracts (such as off-campus incidents, contracts for events
and activities, and employment and disciplinary issues)
State and federal violations (including the freedoms of speech,
religion, and the press, search and seizure, due process, OSHA,
Title IX, FERPA, and ADA)
Resource protection (including information and data security,
facilities, financial resources, and physical environments)

Managing risk is an integral part of the work of student
affairs, and the ability to manage risk well can save time, money,
and personnel at a time when resources can be scarce. Whether you
work in a public or private institution, and whether you manage
personal or institutional risk, no other book addresses risk
management within higher education in such a focused, comprehensive
manner.

Autorentext

THOMAS E. MILLER is vice president for student affairs
and associate professor in the College of Education at the
University of South Florida. He is coauthor of Promoting
Reasonable Expectations, from Jossey-Bass.

ROGER W. SOROCHTY is vice president for enrollment and
student services at The University of Tulsa.

Zusammenfassung
A comprehensive, accessible guide to the policies and practices of risk management in higher education Student affairs staff at all types of colleges and universities need to be equipped to help manage risk and protect their institutions, the people they serve, and their resources from unintended consequences. Risk Management in Student Affairs: Foundations for Safety and Success helps practitioners understand the sources of risk in their work, and the practices and strategies they can employ to help mitigate that risk.

Written for those without legal training, the book is accessible to new and mid-level professionals as well as students preparing to enter the profession. It teaches how to limit, control, and respond to risk in order to protect oneself and one's institution. The book covers all aspects of risk management in higher education, including:

Tort liability (such as damage due to negligence, accidents on campus, injuries resulting from alcohol use, and incidents during study-abroad trips)
Contracts (such as off-campus incidents, contracts for events and activities, and employment and disciplinary issues)
State and federal violations (including the freedoms of speech, religion, and the press, search and seizure, due process, OSHA, Title IX, FERPA, and ADA)
Resource protection (including information and data security, facilities, financial resources, and physical environments)
Managing risk is an integral part of the work of student affairs, and the ability to manage risk well can save time, money, and personnel at a time when resources can be scarce. Whether you work in a public or private institution, and whether you manage personal or institutional risk, no other book addresses risk management within higher education in such a focused, comprehensive manner.

Inhalt

Preface vii

Acknowledgments xi

PART ONE FRAMEWORK 1

Chapter 1 Differences Between Public and Private Institutions 3

Chapter 2 Personal Versus Institutional Risk Management 11

PART TWO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION 17

Chapter 3 The First Amendment 19

Chapter 4 The Second Amendment and The Fourth Amendment 29

Chapter 5 The Fifth Amendment 37

PART THREE REGULATORY CHALLENGES 43

Chapter 6 Federal and State Regulations 45