Some Legal Implications in Academic Advising
This article is a summary of federal regulations relating to academic advising. Issues covered include defamation, negligence, privacy, disabilities, civil rights, duty to report crimes, and privilege. Relevant state laws, interpretations, hypothetical situations, and the possible institutional and personal penalties—both civil and criminal—for not following the current laws are presented.
Contributor Notes
Jeffrey A. Showell is a Professor of Music and the Assistant Director for Academic Student Affairs in the School of Music and Dance of The University of Arizona. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University, and the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He was also an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Scholar as a German major at Stanford University. He is the author/editor of pedagogical and musical works for the Arizona University Music Press and the Armitage Press, and his articles have appeared in The American String Teacher and the Journal of the American Viola Society.
