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Civil Rights Law in Higher Education
Sheila O'Rourke
Wednesday 2:00-3:30, 2327 Tolman Hall

This seminar will provide an introduction to civil rights issues in higher education such as affirmative action, race discrimination, sexual harassment, sex discrimination, regulation of hate speech, and civil rights protections far lesbian/gay/bisexual students. Reading materials will include actual court cases involving colleges and universities, as well as articles and commentaries. Students will be expected to complete weekly reading assignments and participate in classroom discussions. This seminar will meet the first ten weeks of the semester. The instructor will hold office hours from 3:30-4:00 after class.

Sheila O'Rourke is Executive Director and Special Assistant to the Provost in the Academic Advancement Department of the University of California Office of the President. She was formerly the Assistant Provost for Academic Compliance at the Berkeley campus. She received her J.D. from Beer Hall and is a member of the California Bar. She previously served as a civil rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, where she was responsible for the enforcement of federal civil rights laws in education. She has taught constitutional law at the University of San Francisco Law School and legal writing at Stanford Law School.