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Job Interest
Upon completing a Masters in Education in Student Development and Leadership, I plan to explore career advancement within Austin Community College (ACC). I am interested in pursuing a role as Registrar or Associate Director of Admissions and Records. Currently, ACC's Registrar and Associate Director of Admissions and Records are occupied. Completing a graduate-level degree will make me a more qualified candidate for future vacancies. Other than administrative positions, I am also considering an adjunct faculty role within the student development department.

O*Net Job Outlook
Education Administrators, Post Secondary
Post Secondary Teacher, All Others

Go ACC Riverbats!
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Current Professional Interview: Linda Terry, Executive Director of Admissions and Records, Austin Community College

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Current Professional Interview: Linda Terry, Executive Director of Admissions and Records, Austin Community College

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Legal and Ethical Issues Discussed
1. GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
2. Gainful Employment Rules
3. Clery Act and Campus Safety
4. Due Process and Employee/Student Complaints
5. FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
6. Title IX
7. Financial Aid Rules and Regulations
8. Employment Laws

Current Hot Topics
1. Clery Act
2. Title IX

Additional Points
1. Federal government (Betsy Devos) keeps pushing back dates of when gainful employment rules become active (L. Terry, personal communication, August 23, 2018).
2. Professional organizations such as AACRAO are just beginning to put out information on how institutions should comply after Europe passed the GDPR (L. Terry, personal communication, August 23, 2018).

Ways to Stay Informed
1. Attend conferences
2. Join professional organizations
3. Read listserves and professional journals
4. Network with colleagues

Memorable Quote
1. Terminating employees requires "every I dotted, every T crossed" while balancing with ethical considerations (L. Terry, personal communication, August 23, 2018).

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Professional Website: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)

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Professional Website: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)

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Title IX
Four main themes surrounding Title IX emerged from nine listening sessions with over 250 student affairs professionals. These themes were the need for interim guidance, debate over more or less guidance, the 60 day timeline for completing investigations, and discussion over informal resolutions (Dunlap, 2018).

Campus Free Speech
Student affairs professionals should be educated congressional hearings and legislative discussions surrounding campus free speech. Key terms include free speech zones, intellectual diversity, and provocateurs (Hinds, 2018).

References
Dunlap, J. (2018, August 23). Take-aways on title IX: Emerging themes from NASPA's title IX listening sessions. Retrieved from https://www.naspa.org/rpi/posts/take-aways-on-title-ix-emerging-themes-from-naspas-title-ix-listening-sessi
Hinds, T. L. (2018, May 31). Untangling the threads: 2018 state legislation addressing campus speech concerns. Retrieved from https://www.naspa.org/rpi/posts/untangling-the-threads-2018-state-legislation-addressing-campus-speech-conc

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Professional Website: American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

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Professional Website: American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

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Immigration and DACA
The AACC supports Dream Act legislation which protects Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. A need for legislation to support DACA students is more important now than ever after the Trump administration rescinded the DACA program (Baime & Hermes, n.d.-a).

Measurements and Data
The AACC supports the proposed College Transparency Act. Benefits of passing the act include gathering vital information on student transfer and employment rate, as well as opportunities for comprehensive data collection which may ultimately save institutional cost (Baime & Hermes, n.d.-b).

References
Baime, D., & Hermes, J. (n.d.-a). Pass legislation to protect DACA recipients. Retrieved from https://www.aacc.nche.edu/advocacy/immigration-and-daca/
Baime, D. & Hermes, J. (n.d.-b). Support legislation that generates comprehensive student achievement data and improves federal graduation rate measurements. Retrieved from https://www.aacc.nche.edu/advocacy/measurements-and-data/

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Campus Free Speech
Freedom of speech is an ongoing hot topic in national news since the deadly rally in Charlottesville, VA last year. I am highly interested in researching campus free speech and the connection to civil rights.  Social issues are of particular interest to me. Therefore, I think reading legal terminology and initiatives surrounding campus free speech will make an otherwise dreaded task more enjoyable while still being relevant to student affairs.

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Academic Resource: Angelo State University Library

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Academic Resource: Angelo State University Library

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Citation with Link
The importance of free speech on public campuses and the restriction of free speech on university campuses due to safety concerns. (2018). Journal of Law & Education, 47(1), 169-175. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.easydb.angelo.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=248395ae-a6ab-454d-8ffd-aa964d251240%40sessionmgr4007

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Citation with Link
Bauer-Wolf, J. (2018, February 2). The death of college free-speech zones. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/02/02/experts-states-likely-keep-abolishing-free-speech-zones

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Why is this topic important to educators?
Opportunities for freedom of expression are at the core of American higher education values (“The Importance of Free Speech,” 2018). Students and educators should embrace a diverse campus environment which supports the exchange of ideas. Unfortunately, balancing the protection of the First Amendment while ensuring campus safety is becoming an area of debate among institutions of higher education and federal and state legislatures and courts. Recent violent protests such as the one in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017 forced institutions to rethink how to avoid similar situations on their own campuses without stifling freedom of expression and encouraging lawsuits.

What legal or ethical issues are mentioned related to this topic?

One method of monitoring free speech is the creation of free speech zones on campus. Institutions claim campus free speech zones are designed as a time, place, and manner restriction to protect learning and safety. Though many institutions currently utilize free speech zones, institutions are facing legal challenges and push back from strong opponents such as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) (Bauer-Wolf, 2018). Opponents of free speech zones argue the potential effects of restrictions include incentivization for violence and lack of diverse viewpoints (“The Importance of Free Speech,” 2018).

What scenarios or situations in your future work relate to this topic and legal issues?

As a student affairs professional, I agree institutions of higher education are responsible for creating an environment encouraging and protecting the exchange of diverse viewpoints. Still, the current hostile political climate and violent protests create concern for the safety of myself and others on campus. My anxiety heightened more recently with the passing of campus carry. Also, I consider an environment where all students feel they have equal opportunity to learn more important than aggressive discriminatory speech. I find myself torn between upholding the First Amendment or maintaining a non-discriminatory learning environment with minimized potential threats to safety.

Watching the evolution of campus free speech will better equip me for future work in student affairs. For example, Registrars are responsible for handling subpoenas requesting documentation on students involved in investigations or lawsuits. Also, as a role in higher education leadership, I will be included in the decision-making process when constructing and implementing campus free speech policies. My interest pursuing this topic in-depth is both personal and professional.

References
Bauer-Wolf, J. (2018, February 2). The death of college free-speech zones. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/02/02/experts-states-likely-keep-abolishing-free-speech-zones
The importance of free speech on public campuses and the restriction of free speech on university campuses due to safety concerns. (2018). Journal of Law & Education, 47(1), 169-175.

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