Welcome! NACUA 2007 Spring CLE Workshop

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm	Introduction to the Program Georgia Yuan, President, NACUA, General Counsel and Assistant to the President, Smith College Kathleen Curry Santora, CEO, NACUA Andrew Hughey, Chair, NACUA Legal Education Committee, General Counsel, Central State University
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm	01. Discrimination Law in 2007: From Non-Discrimination to Diversity and Affirmative Action to Reverse Discrimination--The Balancing Act Affirmative Action and Diversity Obligations--E.O. 11246, OFCCP and other government or external sources of institutional diversity and affirmative action obligations Non-discrimination obligations and reverse discrimination claims--applicable statutes, regulations and caselaw Variations by context: employment, contracting, admissions and student affairs Variations by context: race, gender, ethnicity and other classifications (With Q&A) Moderator: Kay Koonce, General Counsel, Trident Technical College Speakers: Jonathan R. Alger, Vice President and General Counsel, Rutgers University Anthony Hightower, Medical College of Georgia
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm	02. Grutter and Gratz Aftermath: Recent Developments in the Supreme Court, Federal and State Courts, and State Constitutional Initiatives Potential impact of Supreme Court decisions in the Seattle School District and Jefferson County cases Other federal and state court cases of note Grutter and Gratz backlash: passage Proposition 2 in Michigan and potential initiatives in other states Impact of race and gender preference bans in California and Washington--what to expect in Michigan and other states *Other developments (With Q&A) Moderator: Toi Carter, Villa Julie College Speakers: Michael Madden, Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom, Seattle, WA

4:15 pm - 5:30 pm	03. Diversity in Student Admissions and Financial Aid: Meeting and Documenting Grutter Threshold Requirements Institution's definition of diversity Identifying the institution's claims concerning the educational benefits of diversity Documenting the institution's claims, including use of external studies or research Documenting institution's definition of "critical mass" Documenting the consideration of race-neutral alternatives Documenting periodic re- assessment (With Q&A) Moderator: Gerard St. Ours, The Johns Hopkins University Speakers: Elizabeth Meers, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Reception for Workshop Registrants and Presenters
Thursday, March 22
8:00 am - 9:15 am	Disability Discrimination Track—Students 04A. Application of ADA to Student Internships and Admissions and Dismissals from Clinical Programs Clinical internship site responsibilities re ADA compliance Affiliation agreement provisions re ADA compliance *Developing academic and technical standards fors for clinical programs (With Q&A) Moderator: Jeannie Barrett, Associate Legal Advisor, Georgia State University Speakers: Anthony Walesby, Assistant Provost and Senior Director, Office of Institutional Equity, The University of Michigan Lisa Wahler, Assistant General Counsel, Rutgers University
8:00 am - 9:15 am	*Emerging Trends Track* 04B. Criminal Records or Conduct and Discrimination Cases Permissible use of criminal background checks Risks and restrictions on use of criminal background checks Disparate impact claims Arrest records, polygraph tests, expunged convictions Registered Sex Offenders State law variations (With Q&A) Moderator: Steven D. Prevaux, General Counsel, University of South Florida Speakers: Dickens Mathieu, Tufts University Steven D. Frenkil, Miles & Stockbridge, Baltimore, MD
9:15 am - 9:30 am	Break
9:30 am -10:45 am	Disability Discrimination Track—Students 05A. Emotionally Troubled and Self-Destructive Students Discipline Accommodation Direct threat analysis Cutting and eating disorders Withdrawal and Re-admission Policies OCR regulations and requirements *Practical considerations (With Q&A) Moderator: Mark C. Brandenburg, General Counsel, The Citadel Speakers: Rochelle Eisenberg, Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A., Towson, MD Laura H. Harshbarger, Bond, Schoenick & King, Syracuse, NY
9:30 am -10:45 am	Emerging Trends Track 05B. Political Viewpoint and Religious Belief Discrimination The current climate--media and advocacy group emphasis Hiring or dismissal of faculty or employees based on political or religious views Discrimination in grading "Professional Dispositions" requirements *Accommodation of religious beliefs in curriculum and classroom requirements (With Q&A) Moderator: Clayton D. Steadman, General Counsel, Clemson University Speakers: Ann Springer, American Association of University Professors, Washington, DC Thomas Ziko, Special Deputy Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice
10:45 am - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pm	Discussion Groups
	*06A. ADA: Faculty and Employee Psychiatric Disabilities* Susan L. Wheeler, James Madison University *06B. ADEA: RIFs, Retirements and Other Separations* Mary (Peggy) Brockington, Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP, Atlanta, GA Dickens Mathieu, Tufts University *06C. National Origin Discrimination* *06D. Political and Religious Viewpoint Discrimination* Amy Adelman, Emory University Edgar Dyer, Coastal Carolina University-Invited *06E. Race Conscious Admissions and Financial Aid* Elizabeth Meers, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC Gerard St. Ours, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm	Luncheon
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm	Gender Discrimination Track 07A. Latest Developments in Gender Discrimination and Harassment Favoritism/paramour discrimination and harassment cases Retaliation claims in sex discrimination and harassment cases *How to avoid retaliation claims (With Q&A) Moderator: Barbara Lee, Professor of Human Resources Management, Rutgers University Speakers: Mary Ann Connell, Mayo Mallette, Oxford, MS Steven S. Locke, Associate General Counsel, Brandeis University
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm	Emerging Trends Track 07B. Key Evidentiary Issues in Discrimination Litigation Electronic discovery issues Expert testimony issues *Developing and admitting winning evidence; keeping bad evidence out (With Q&A) Moderator: Henry Morris, Arent Fox, Washington, DC Speakers: Douglas F. Seaver, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, Boston, MA Wendy E. Tarlow, Associate University Counsel, Cornell University
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm	Gender Discrimination Track 08A. Sexual Orientation Discrimination Impact of state initiatives/referendums on institutional non-discrimination policies Domestic partner benefits (With Q&A) Moderator: Joanna E. Carey, Associate University Counsel, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Speakers: Carrick D. Craig, Associate General Counsel, Western Michigan University Lynn Kappelman, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Boston, MA
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm	Litigation Track 08B. Sovereign Immunity and Discrimination Claims Against Public Colleges and Universities Application of 11th Amendment to claims of: -disability discrimination -age discrimination -gender discrimination Key elements of successful assertion of sovereign immunity (With Q&A) Moderator: Kenneth A. McKanders, Eastern Michigan University Speakers: William E. Thro, State Solicitor General , Commonwealth of Virginia James F. Shekleton, General Counsel, South Dakota Board of Regents
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm	Break
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	*Discussion Groups*
	*09A. FMLA Issues* Henry Morris, Arent Fox, Washington, DC Darrell Van Deusen, Kollman & Saucier, P.A., Baltimore, MD *09B. Discrimination or Harassment by Fraternities, Sororities and Other Student Organizations* Lucien (Skip) Capone, UNC-Greensboro *09C. State Iniatives Against Same-Sex Marriage and Affirmative Action* Carrick D. Craig, Western Michigan University *09D. Title IX Issues in Athletics* Eileen S. Goldgeier, UNC-Wilmington Susan L. Wheeler, James Madison University *09E.Gender Identity Discrimination* Kathleen Wasch, Georgia Institute of Technology
Friday, March 23
8:30 am - 9:45 am	10. Ethical Issues in Higher Education Discrimination Investigations and Litigation Moderator Miles J. Postema, General Counsel, Ferris State University Speakers: Professor Joan Vestrand, Thomas Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI Shelley Carthen Watson, Associate General Counsel, University of Minnesota
9:45 am - 10:00 am	Break
10:00 am - 11:15 am	11. Drafting Institutional Non-Discrimination Policies Policy requirements Prohibited types of discrimination Remedies and limitation on remedies Grievance and investigation procedures *Key elements (With Q&A) Moderator: Melissa Jackson, University Legal Counsel, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Speakers: Karen Schanfield, Felhaber, Larson, Minneapolis, MN Kenneth A. McKanders, General Counsel, Eastern Michigan University
11:15 am - 11:30 am	Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	12. Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory: Retaliation Claims Moderator: Mark C. DiVincenzo, Massachusetts Institute of Technlogy Speakers: Judith A. Malone, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP, Boston, MA Elizabeth P. Seaman, Harvard University
Adjourn