https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0 Ernesto Cuellar-EDG: 6366 Legal and Ethical Principles en-us 2018-06-06 20:35:57 UTC 2018-06-10 20:12:47 UTC hello@padlet.com ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/265970251 Upon completing my Master's Program in Student Development and Leadership in Higher Education (hopefully next May 2019),I plan to pursue a job where I can work with a group of diversified students, mose specifically, an Academic Advisor. As an Academic Advisor, I will be able to build relationships with students and encourage students to their best while their time in college. ]]> 2018-06-06 20:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/265970251 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266377053 For the first exploration, I choose to interview someone in the Academic Advising field since I am wanting to go into Academic Advisement. During my exploration, I interview Kayla McGee, an Academic Advisor II from Texas A&M University. We had a conversation about her time and experience as an Academic Advisor. During our phone interview, I learn that Title IX is always changing. I was not aware of some the ethical issues underlying issues. Something I did not know was the fact if the student confesses anything to the academic adviser, the adviser by law has to report to Title IX office, regardless if the students wants to or not. Something interesting that I learn from the interview is the little training the advisers received for Academic Advising. Granted, they do receive training on campus resources, but very little on Academic Advising on legal and ethical training. During our interview, I also learn that Texas Education Agency, or TEA, plays a big role when it comes to policies. Often times, TEA changes the requirements for the teachers certification that impacts course degree plans for students. With this being said, advisers have to go back, edit and notify students there has been a change on their degree plan to meet TEA regulations. Another interesting factor that stood out to me would be that there are still parents who are trying to be involved on their kids lifes. Due to FERPA, advisers have to turn around parents since they are not able to release any information to parents on students progress. Finally something that I learn from our interview would be the the fact advisers have to their very best to accommodate their students with disabilities. An ethical issue they run is trying to best accommodate the students services and the departments regulation. One specific example would be when a student cannot take late classes in the Fall semester so the advisor has to make sure the student is enrolled in morning classes or early afternoon. There were many more issues during our discussion but these are a few of the things that stood out to me during the interview. ]]> 2018-06-08 22:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266377053 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266426883 For this next slide, I really found the following article interesting. This article talks about student college debt, more specifically for a college that is non accredited. There is a current battle between what was started under the Obama administration and currently under Trump Administration. The ethical issue underlying this discussion is the violation privacy of Social Security data, as explained by Jaschik (2018).

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/05/29/court-education-department-must-resume-debt-relief]]> 2018-06-09 19:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266426883 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266428899 For the next article, there has been new changes to accomodate students with disabilities taking the ACT. They will now be allowing for student with disabilities to have more time for the test, among other accommodations. The ethical issues behind this article is that ACT should weight the test the same as other students with the current test provisions, as expressed by Jaschik.

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/05/22/new-act-rules-those-disabilities]]> 2018-06-09 19:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266428899 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266429694 One of the legal and ethical issues that really stood out to me was during my interview with Kayla. I was surprised that by law, anyone dealing with students, when they have expressed any form of sexual advancement, the person has to report it to Title IX office. This in a sense breaks the bond between the student and personale the student has trusted with this delicate matter. ]]> 2018-06-09 20:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266429694 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266429948 When looking for an academic article through Angelo State University's Library, I came across the article titled, "Campus Sexual Assault, Institutional Betrayal, and Title IX by David L. Stader & Jodi L. Williams-Cunningham.

https://www-tandfonline-com.easydb.angelo.edu/doi/pdf/10.1080/00098655.2017.1361287]]> 2018-06-09 20:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266429948 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266430386 For my second source of Title IX, i resorted to the internet to get more insight of some of the new changes to Title IX. The article is from The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article is titled, "What you need to know about the new guidance on Title IX" by Katherine Mangan.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-You-Need-to-Know-About/241277]]> 2018-06-09 20:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266430386 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266431544 There is no surprise that on every campus, both men and women are sexually assaulted but women are more prone than their counterparts, as noted by Stader & Williams-Cunningham (2017). Often times, most sexual assaults are not reported. According to Stader & Williams-Cunningham (2017), "only about 12.5% of these incidents are to college officials (as cited by CCSVA, 2016). Whenever students report a sexual assault, the university or college has to act upon the case. With such an evolving issue, there are constant changes being made to Title IX. One of the new changes is the new format of reporting sexual assaults. One of the new changes is letting colleges choose "the discretion to apply either that minimal standard or the medium 'clear and convincing evidence'" for proof of sexual assault (Mangan, 2017). Another new change to Title IX is proving the colleges with the power to determine, whether either party, would like to appeal a sexual assault case (Mangan, 2017). Before this new provision, appeals process was allowed for both parties, but since a new change has been enacted, it is to the discretion of the college to allow this process.  

With an era of changing policies and new information, it is hard to find a balance between what is ethical and the laws. With frequent changes to Title IX, it will be hard to keep up with changes and the protocol of reporting such cases. As a future academic advisor, keeping up with students and building those relationship, can be hard to both the advisor and student. Students often times seek someone to aid them and not necessarily feel confident to tell anyone else. Under Title IX, an educator is responsible for reporting the incident to the appropriate office and chain of command. Though the student might feel a sense of betrayal, the student's information will be kept anonymous and the victim will be protected as well. 

As educators in higher education, Title IX is very important because sexual assault is a very sensitive issue. The ethical side to this issue is the trust and bond educators build with students and in return students feeling like they cannot trust anyone with their issues. Thought Title IX is there to help and support victims, with the constant changes, it does make it harder for both students and educators. For example, if I am advising a student, whom I have build a relationship, and starts crying during a meeting, my first question would be what is going on. This in turn can lead to an instance that the student has been sexually assaulted. Once the student mentions, this case, I will need let the student know that I will need to comply with Title IX regulations. ]]> 2018-06-09 20:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266431544 ecuellar7 https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266435948 Meanga, K. (2017, September 22). What you need to know about the new guidance on Title IX. Retrieved from:  https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-You-Need-to-Know-About/241277

Stader, D. L. & Williams-Cunningham, J. L. (2017). Campus Sexual Assault, Institutional Betrayal, and Title IX. The Clearing House: A Journal of Education Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 90(5-6), 198-202. doi: 10.1080/00098655.2017.1361287]]> 2018-06-09 22:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ecuellar7/tuy8mw2jhwr0/wish/266435948