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NACUA Conference Outlines Archive:
The Association offers an Annual Conference and a variety of continuing legal education (CLE) workshops, one-day workshops, and virtual seminars throughout the year. Materials presented at these conferences are compiled and made available to members online through the Conference Outlines Archive which dates from 1995. View an exceprt from a recent NACUA conference outline.

Bibliography of LRS Resources Archive:
The LRS Resources Archive is a searchable bibliography of higher education-related commentary, policies, contracts, and agreements. The documents are available to be faxed to members at no charge, and many are now available online. View excerpts of documents found in the Bibliography Archive.

Archive of "What's New" Documents:
The "What's New" Archive is comprised of a continuously updated collection of higher education-related legislation, case law, U.S. government departmental guidance, white papers, and higher education association documentation. Documents in the What's New Archive date from 1996. View excerpts of documents found in the "What's New" Archive.

Archive of "Higher Education Case Highlights":
The "Higher Education Case Highlights" Archive contains summaries and links to the full-text of all higher education-related cases that have been posted to West's "Topical Highlights - Education" service. This Archive, which began in 2003, is updated on a nearly daily basis. View an excerpt from the Higher Education Case Highlights page.

Archive of "Journal of College and University Law" Articles:
The Journal of College and University Law (JCUL) is the only national, quarterly law review devoted exclusively to higher education law. Published jointly by NACUA and the University of Notre Dame Law School, the JCUL includes articles of current interest to college and university counsel; commentaries on recent cases, legislative and administrative developments; book reviews; student comments; and occasional papers from NACUA annual conferences and workshops. The JCUL Archive contains articles published since 1995. View an excerpt from the JCUL Archive.

NACUANOTES Archives:
NACUANOTES, designed as short, concise and practical summaries of recent important developments in higher education law or of common and recurring issues in higher education law practice, are produced and distributed by NACUA with the assistance of the the NACUANOTES Editorial Board. Notes are distributed periodically via email to all NACUA members, and include links to practice resources and to Word and .pdf versions of the documents. The NAUCANOTES Archive began in 2003. View an excerpt from a recent NACUANOTE.

NACUA Publications:
Electronic versions of many of NACUA's pamphlets and monographs are now available free of charge to NACUA Members.