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Abstract Cover Story Don't wait for crisis to hit your campus, pave way for clear communication now Don't take chances: Conduct crisis management review Flow chart makes it easy to visualize crisis response Don't hesitate to alert campus community You Be the Judge Should professor's due process claim be allowed to proceed? Of Counsel Make your institution about students, not self‐interest Training Tools Learn about how taxation rules apply to foundation‐owned dorms Take time to understand your state's real estate taxation laws Lawsuits & Rulings DISCRIMINATION — GENDER Graduate school's procedures fall short of Title IX requirements LIABILITY — TORT Graduate claims university interfered with job opportunities University not liable for parent's slip and fall injuries Tenn. Supreme Court allows premises liability case against TNU to proceed LIABILITY — CONTRACT Student not third party beneficiary to professor's employment contract, court rules ACADEMIC AFFAIRS — DISMISSAL Student expelled from doctoral program alleges discrimination ACADEMIC AFFAIRS — DISCRIMINATION Student fails to show he was treated differently because of race FINANCIAL AID — LOANS Student loans were not discharged without evidence of permanent disability DISCRIMINATION — DISABILITIES Student claims college discriminates in work/study program, but evidence falls short PERSONNEL — DISCRIMINATION Poor performance, not age, reason for employee's dismissal PERSONNEL — FREE SPEECH Officer's charges against chief not protected speech ATHLETICS — FIRST AMENDMENT Press member strikes out on claim against NCAA JUDICIAL AFFAIRS — IMMUNITY University did not waive immunity by appearing before EEOC CAMPUS SECURITY — ADMINISTRATION Appeals court sets aside injunction for UDM and its Public Safety Department QUICK STUDY