In Brief Subject Index

A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M /
N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z

Academic Freedom

• Free Speech and Workplace Collegiality
• Academic Freedom...Is It On the Ropes?
• Academic Freedom "Safeguarded" by American Courts
• Supreme Court Narrows Scope of ADA Disabilities

Administrative Regulations

• The Acceptable Use of Maricopa's Technology Resources
• Administrative Regulations: Changes in Process to Allow for Greater Participation
• Campus Parking and Traffic Rules Update
• College Discipline and the Disruptive Student
• The Do's and Don'ts of Using Maricopa's E-Mail Network
• Due Process for Public Employees
• FYI...Things to Know When Using the Maricopa E-mail System
• New Regulation Provides for Vehicle Safety
• Official Maricopa Functions
• Policies vs. Regulations: What's the Difference and Does It Matter?
• Proposed Administrative Regulation on Gratuities... Can I Accept This Gift?
• Regulation Guides Use of College Facilities

Affirmative Action-- see also Diversity

• AA for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
• Answers to Questions About Affirmative Action
• Arizona's Version of Prop. 209
• Community Colleges Outside Proposition 200 Mandates
• Courts Again Struggle with Affirmative Action Practices in College and University Enrollments
• Eliminating Race- and Ethnic-Based Preferences in Public Employment and Education
• Embracing EEO and AA
• Maricopa Reports Affirmative Action Progress for 1997-98
• Prop 209 Stirs Affirmative Action Debate
• Questions About Affirmative Action
• Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education Since Bakke
• State's Attempt to Outlaw Minority Preferences Dies
• States Focus on Affirmative Action in 1997
• The State of Affirmative Action
• What Rights Follow "Protected Status?"

Age--see Civil Rights

Certificates of Insurance--see Risk Management

Civic

• Maricopa Promotes Voter Registration

Civil Rights-- see also Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

• Access and the Undocumented Student
• ...Between Church and State
• The Clery Act: Ensuring a Safer Environment for Students and
  Employees
• The Constitution and Classroom Speech
• Courts Balance Interest in Protecting Student Speech
• Courts Now Outlaw Age Harassment
• Eliminating Preferences in Public Employment and Education
• First Amendment Rights and the Courts on Limiting and Compelling Speech
• Going to Court Over Grades
• I Can't Believe You Said That! Employee First Amendment Rights
• Legislature Outlaws Use of SSN's
• Maricopa's Whistleblower Policy
• Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education Since Bakke
• State Law Prohibits Use of SSNs
• Students Grading Students: Is it an Invasion of Privacy?
• Whistleblower Protection Policy Gets Facelift

Community

• Identification Requirements for Proposition 300
• Props. 107 and 300 Pose Consequences
• Proposition 300 Frequently Asked Questions
• Taking Education into the Community

Community Colleges--see also Governing Board

• The ABC's of Maricopa's Tuition Program
• Terms of Art: Courts Define "Political Subdivision"
• Terms of Art: The Statute Defines "Community College"
• The Legal Foundation of Community Colleges
  (part 1 of a 3-part series)
• State Board Coordinates Arizona Community Colleges
  (part 2 of 3-part series)
• Governing Board Defines Community College District's Mission
  (final installment of 3-part series)

Complaint-- see Discrimination

Computers-- see Information Technology

Conflict of Interest

• Maricopa Employees Subject to State Conflict-of-Interest Law

Contracts

• Corporate Ventures in the Public Setting:
• To Employ, or Not to Employ; That Is The Question
• Y2K: Is It Really a Lawyer's "Get Rich" Issue?

Contributions

• Death or Taxes: Which is Worse?
• Tax-Deductible Contributions to "Investing in Arizona"

Copyright--see Intellectual Property

Court Rulings--see also Civil Rights and Sexual Harassment

• Supreme Court Announces Rulings Important to Higher Education

Disabilities--see also Affirmative Action

• Employee Policies and Accommodating Persons with Disabilities
• Federal Laws Protect Students with Disabilities
• Supreme Court Narrows Scope of ADA Disabilities

Discrimination--see also Affirmative Action and Sexual Harassment

• Avenues For Resolving Student Discrimination Complaints
• Gender Discrimination Law Prohibits Retaliation
• How To Avoid Discrimination Charges
• Mediation: EEOC Offers New Avenue to Complaint Resolution
• Racial Discrimination/Hostile Environment
• Student Discrimination Complaint Procedures Reflect Significant Modifications
• What Rights Follow "Protected Status?"

Diversity

• Diversity Issue Remains Despite Settlement of Controversial Case
• Diversity on Trial in American Courts
• Diversity Under Fire in the Courts
• What the Courts Say About Diversity

Electronic Mail--see Information Technology

Emergency Care--see Risk Management

Employee References--see Employment

Employees with Disabilties--see Disabilities

Employment--see also Court Rulings and Family Medical Leave Act

• Answers to Questions About Fair Labor Standards
• Criminal Background Checks in Employment
• Dignity and Respect in the Workplace
• Does the Law Entitle You To a Break?
• Due Process for Public Employees
• Employee Policies and Accommodating Persons with Disabilities
• Federal Guidelines Protect Against Job Retaliation
• Guidelines for Responding to Employee-Reference Inquiries
• Return of Public Property
• Workplace Harassment Illegal

Environment--see Risk Management and Travel Reduction

Equal Employment Opportunity--see Discrimination

Ethics

• Ethics Go Beyond Laws and Policies

FAQs

• Adjunct Faculty Tuition Waiver - FAQs
• FAQs About Certificates of Insurance (Part 1)
• FAQs About Insurance and Indemnification (Part 2)
• "That Question Comes Up a Lot"
  • Copyright; Raffles; Student Records

Fair Use--see Intellectual Property

Family Medical Leave Act

• FMLA Provides Job Protection for Family- and Medical-Related Leaves of Absence
• Managing Employees and The Family Medical Leave Act

FERPA

• Family Members' Access to Student Academic Records
• FERPA Regulations Now Allow for Electronic Releases
• The Public's Right to Know About Student Discipline
• U.S. Supreme Court: Students Cannot Sue Institutions Over FERPA Violations

Freedom, Academic--see Academic Freedom

Funds, Public--see also Procurement

• Devoting Public Resources to a Public Purpose
• Donating Surplus Property
• New Statute Clamps Down on Entertaining Public Officials
• Unclaimed Property

General Counsel--see Legal Services

Gift of Public Funds--see Funds, Public

Governing Board--see also Community Colleges

• Governing Board Adopts New Policies
• Lawmakers Change Arizona's Community College Governance System
• New Board Policy Promotes Safe Work Environment
• Policy Governance and the Maricopa Community Colleges
  

Hostile Environment--see Sexual Harassment

Information Technology--see also Court Rulings

• The Acceptable Use of Maricopa's Technology Resources
• Arizona Legislature Short-Circuits Cyber Porn
• ARS § 38-448 - State Employees, Access to Internet Pornography Prohibited; Cause for Dismissal; Definitions
• It's Pornographic...But Is It Obscene?
• Maricopa's Computing Resource Standards
• Public Access to Personal Email
• Regulation Details Complaint Procedure for Technology Misuse
• Sex, Constitutional Law and the Internet

Insurance--see also Risk Management

• Claims Administration: Reporting Liability and Property Claims
• Health Insurance Available to International Students
• Insurance: A Magic Pot of Money?
• Insurance 101: An Introduction to the Basics
• Insurance 101: General Liability Insurance
• Insurance 101: Property and Boiler/Machinery Coverages
• Maricopa Provides Student Insurance Coverage
• Motor Vehicle Usage Renewal
• The Value of a Liability Release in School-Sponsored Activities
• Volunteers: Help or Hindrance?
• What You Should Know About Driving District Vehicles

Intellectual Property

• Copyrighted Material and the Internet
• Mother May I - Do I Have Permission?
• New Copyright Guidelines for Employees, Students
• Use of Copyrighted Material in Academia

Legal Services Department

• Janice Bradshaw Retires as General Counsel
• Legal Services Offers A Wealth of Resources
• Message from the General Counsel
• Richard S. Young (1939-1997)
• We Are Not Your (Personal) Attorneys
  

Liability--see also Insurance and Risk Management

• Am I Liable . . .If?
• Assumption of Risk Forms: Are They Worth the Paper They're Written On?

Liability Release--see Insurance

Lobbying

• New Statute Clamps Down on Entertaining Public Officials

Meetings, Open

• Introduction to the Open Meeting Law (Part 1 of 3)
• Meeting Behind Closed Doors (Part 2 of 3)
• Violating the Open Meeting Law (Part 3 of 3)

Medical--see also Insurance and Risk Management

• Automatic External Defibrillators: The Shocking Truth

Ombuds

• MCCCD Establishes Ombuds (om budz') Services
• OMBUDS FAQs

OSHA--see Risk Management

Peer Sexual Harassment--see Sexual Harassment

Policy Governance--see Governing Board

Political Activities

• Political Activity on Campus
• Political Activities on Campus: An Employee's Guide
• State Law Restricts Many Political Campaign Activities on
  Campus
• Tougher Restrictions on Political Activity

Pornography--see Information Technology

Preferences--see Affirmative Action and Diversity

Procurement, Process--see also Funds

• Understanding the Procurement Process

Public Records

• Behind the Scenes - Responding to Public Records Requests
• Governing Board Issues Public Records Policy
• Public Access to Personal Email
• Public Records Law Exposed!
• Your E-mails...and the Public Records Law

Purchasing--see Contracts and Procurement

Quid Pro Quo--see Sexual Harassment

Race--see Affirmative Action and Discrimination

Records Retention

• Got Paper?

References--see Employment

Release, Liability--see Risk Management

Religion--see Discrimination

Research

• What is an "IRB" and Why Should You Care?

Risk Management--see also Insurance and Travel Reduction

• Annual "Round-Up" of Waste Items
• Assumption of Risk Forms: Are They Worth the Paper They're Written On?
• Automatic Defibrillators: The Shocking Truth
• Children on Campus - Part One
• Children on Campus - Part Two
• Colleges Not Expected to Assume Parental Role Toward Students
• Disaster Response Planning: Expect the Unexpected
• Do a SMART Assessment
• MCCCD Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
• MIRA - Maricopa Integrated Risk Assessment
• MIRA - A New Way of Looking at Risk: The Implementation Plan
• TULIP Has Bloomed
• Using College Property Away from the College
• What You Should Know Before the OSHA Inspector Knocks on Your Door
  

Sexual Harassment--see also Civil Rights and Discrimination

• Courts Question Reasoning of Sexual-Harassment Guidelines
• High Court Okays Lawsuits Over Peer Sexual Harassment
• High Court Speaks to Peer Harassment
• New Guidelines Target Peer Sexual Harassment
• Maricopa's Discrimination Complaint Procedures
• Same-Sex Sexual Harassment: No Joking Matter
• Sexual Harassment Liability in School and at Work Determined by US Supreme Court

Sexual Orientation

• Sexual Orientation Included in MCCCD Nondiscrimination Policy

Software--see Information Technology

Speech, Freedom of

• Freedom of Speech and Hostile Environment
• How Free Is Free Speech at Work?
• I Can't Believe You Said That! Employee First Amendment Rights
• Is Commercial Speech Free Speech?
• Student Art and the Constitution
• Student Speech and the First Amendment

Students with Disabilities--see Disabilities

Supreme Court--see Court Rulings

Taxes--see Contributions

Travel Reduction

• Emissions Inspections Required for Employees and Students in Maricopa County
• Environmental Protection Agency Classifies Phoenix Area As Serious for Carbon Monoxide

Veterans--see Affirmative Action

Whistleblower--see Civil Rights