I am reluctant to come to this conclusion, but in the K-12 sector, teachers do not really have any academic freedom, said Richard Fossey, a recently retired professor who taught education law at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has co-written several journal articles on the topic. The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at Teachers College supports the mission of the College by providing legal advice and counsel, serving as the Colleges legal representative in litigation, administrative matters, and transactions, and retaining and overseeing outside counsel engaged on behalf of the University.Close quotes. She leverages her interpersonal and project management skills to bring professionals together to creatively problem solve, to develop transformational solutions that reflect the clients mission and core values, and to contribute to the advancement of diverse, equitable and inclusive academic communities. (1985) from the University of Michigan. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body of college tennis, overseeing mens and womens varsity tennis at all levels NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College. She is also responsible for advising Weill Cornell Medicine on issues of research integrity. 113 Garland Hall3400 N. Charles StreetBaltimore, MD 21218(410) 516-8128(410) 516-5448- Faxbrandyn.hicks@jhu.edu. This includes guaranteeing protections to international students and granting union recognition for MA and undergrad student-workers., According to the Columbia University students who initiated the 2021 tuition strike:, these issues are united by a shared root cause: a flagrant disregard for initiatives democratically supported within the community and the administration of Columbia University President Lee Bollingers unilateral decision-making process which has perpetuated the existence of these injustices in our community despite possessing ample resources to confront them with structural solutions.. In the 1960s and 1970s, teachers won cases after being fired for uses of the F-word, for using a controversial role-playing method to teach about Reconstruction, and for distributing surveys to students about sex, drugs, and euthanasia. Prior to joining JHU, Dan served as the Chief Counsel for Pennsylvania State Police. A long-time disability rights ally, she began her career on the Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy during the development and enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Leah received her B.A., with distinction in all subjects, from Cornell, and a J.D. Ms. Gregory also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Foundations of Behavior (Neuroscience) from Franklin & Marshall College and a Masters of Science in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. in Philosophy from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York; and a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Since 2015 the ITA has been responsible for recruiting, training, certifying, evaluating, and retaining college tennis officials, said ITA Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Timothy Russell. 525 West 120th Street Sheryl received a J.D. As university counsel, she will represent and advise all Cornell boards, senior officers and other officials and units. Phil earned his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College (1985) and his law degree from the University of Maryland (1988). He also previously worked at Hogan Lovells US LLP as a general litigation and intellectual property associate. from the University of Chicago; and a J.D. 2023, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. In this 2013 file photo, hydrocodone pillsan opioidare seen at a Vermont pharmacy. 113 Garland Hall3400 N. Charles StreetBaltimore, MD 21218(410) 516-8128(410) 516-5448 (Fax)philroberts@jhu.edu. New York, NY 10027. ET. A 6th Circuit panel ruled in March that an Ohio college professor who refused to use the preferred pronouns of a transgender student because of the professors religious beliefs was protected by academic freedom. Departments of Commerce, State, Treasury, Defense and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. So, not surprisingly, in July 2020,the privately-controlled Teachers College of Columbia University was awarded $6.3 million in two publicly-funded U.S. federal government grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Science for a "study of the Federal Work-Study program." Dan received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Towson University and his Juris Doctorate from University of Baltimore School of Law. 113 Garland Hall3400 N. Charles StreetBaltimore, MD 21218(410) 516-8128(410) 516-5448 Faxsymasiddiqui@jhu.edu. OGC supports the mission of the College by providing legal advice and counsel, serving as the College's legal representative in litigation, administrative matters, and transactions, and retaining and overseeing outside counsel engaged on behalf of the University. from Yale College and her J.D. Prior to law school, Jennifer was a teacher for the New York City Department of Education. The district received several complaints about the teachers public comments and placed him on administrative leave because of the disruptive impact his remarks had on his school, court papers say. Toby Merrill previously founded and directed the Project on Predatory Student Lending at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and taught the predatory lending and consumer protection clinic. Adam received a B.A. Most recently, Deven led external partnerships for College Board Opportunity Scholarships, a $25 million digital product that guides ~1million students annually through key college planning tasks such as completing the FAFSA. 525 West 120th Street Sabrina Tanbara, Associate Dean, Student Development. from Cornell University. Box: 83 Phone: 212-678-6637 Fax: 212-678-8306. She lives in Virginia and is a native of Chicago, Illinois. tealegal@tea.texas.gov. The Office of the General Counsel primarily provides legal representation to the Chancellor, the VSCS Board of Trustees, and the member institution Presidents. Administrative Coordinator(410) 516-8128eweber3@jhu.edu. He is the leader of theStudent Affairs & Employment MattersPractice Group. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Ms. McMullan was Counsel at the Venable LLP law firm in Washington, D.C., in the International Trade group, where she worked with U.S. and multinational nonprofit organizations, universities and companies on regulatory and compliance matters before regulatory authorities, including the U.S. Administrative Coordinator (410) 516-8128eweber3@jhu.edu. Rachel received a BA in psychology, with honors, from Harvard University and a JD, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School. Abel McDaniels, Special Assistant, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Later at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, she manufactured cellular vaccines for a metastatic breast cancer clinical trial. A Flexible Work Arrangement may be . The blunt answer: While K-12 teachers retain some protections for their comments on issues of public concern, they dont have much in the way of academic freedom to veer from the curriculum or infuse their own experiences and views into the classroom. Gerard has made numerous presentations on legal issues pertaining to higher education and employers, and he is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), where he has served on continuing education and annual program committees. Empowering English learners to achieve success is a shared responsibility for every district and school. Clyde serves as an Associate General Counsel in the of Office of General Counsel and practices as a member of theBusiness Transactions and Commercial Mattersand Healthcare, Research and Faculty Matters practice groups. Joan D. Warren, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Development. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins in January of 2005, Phil practiced as a civil litigator in the private and public sectors. Who wins depends on which line of legal authority controls., The appeals court sided with the school district, holding that Garcetti applied because the teacher was acting pursuant to her job duties and the First Amendment does not extend to the in-class curricular speech of teachers in primary and secondary schools.. Previously, she was an assistant general counsel at the New York City Mayors Office of Labor Relations, representing the city in every phase of administrative proceedings, including arbitration and improper practice matters before the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining. The information below may provide an Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Ms. Siddiqui spent several years working for the U.S. Department of Labor as both a regulatory attorney and a trial attorney in the Office of the Solicitors Plan Benefits Security Division in Washington D.C. and in its Regional Office in Boston. Antoinette Flores most recently served as the managing director for Postsecondary Education at the Center for American Progress. She was the Technical Editor of the Syracuse Law Review and Managing Editor of Law and History Review. She is admitted to practice in the New York State courts as well as all four federal district courts in New York, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Brandyn earned her undergraduate degree, with Honors, from Swarthmore College, and her law degree from Temple University, where she was a staff member for the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review. All rights reserved. General Counsel. Phone: 212-678-6637 Requested URL: www.colby.edu/generalcounsel/, User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/103.0.5060.114 Safari/537.36 Edg/103.0.1264.62. She is currently a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and the North Carolina State Bar Tenth Judicial District Professionalism Committee, and serves as a . TEMPE, AZ. She left the firm in 1988 to become an Assistant States Attorney in Montgomery County, Maryland, then returned to Venable in 1990, becoming a partner in 1995. How much academic freedom do K-12 teachers actually have to teach what they want? And in October and November 2020, Multi-Billionaire U.S. Oligarch Bill Gates's Gates Foundation also gave four "charitable" grants, totaling over $1.2 million, to the Teachers College of institutionally racist Columbia University; including, ironically, a $499,000 tax-exempt "charitable" grant "to advance knowledge of which advising reforms disproportionately benefit students of color and students experiencing poverty" and a $100,000 "charitable" grant "to support reporting on racial inequities in education.". Ms. Gregory primarily advises on matters related to sponsored research agreements and compliance, research integrity, School of Medicine faculty and postdoctoral fellow matters, graduate medical education, and clinical training agreements. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Jared specialized in labor and employment law as an associate at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP, and as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Ithaca. 1. Over a thousand district-level jobs: superintendents, directors, more. Such legal assistance includes drafting of proposed legislation and Board of Trustees policies, participation in collective bargaining and contract implementation, overseeing outside . from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. But that was due more to the grace of school administrators than any legal protections. Teachers College VP Janice Robinson's total annual compensation was $350,941; 11. Wendy also handles a range of other legal matters, including athletics, affirmative action, disability law, Title IX, and faculty affairs. She also has experience in general corporate law. In addition, Teachers College of Columbia University spent $1 million on "lobbying" between Sept. 2017 and August 2018. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel in 2023, Marie was a senior associate general counsel at The University of Kansas, where she handled complex business transactions, procurement and strategic sourcing, fair use/copyright and intellectual property, sponsored research, museum administration, and information technology matters. Before joining the Office of General Counsel at Weill Cornell Medicine, Debbie served for 13 years as Deputy General Counsel for the Yale New Haven Health System and General Counsel for one of Yale New Havens member hospitals, Greenwich Hospital. Hayley, a graduate of Tulane University and Penn State Law, lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband, David, their two young children, and two dogs. She came to Baltimore in 1985 to work for the Venable law firm. 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