Policy and Law: Campus

The challenge of web accessibility raises issues of both policy and technology. Join experts in each of these two areas in this free April 4 EDUCAUSE Live! web seminar, The Why and How of Web Accessibility, as presenters Harry Hochheiser, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University, and Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Program, Cornell University, discuss this important topic.

Policy guru Tracy Mitrano says: "Developing a web accessibility policy has been one of the greatest but most rewarding challenges I have faced in creating an IT policy framework at Cornell. With the EDUCAUSE Live! audience, I would like to share some of the struggles and stories about that process and what accessibility, education, and the web have come to mean to me as a result."

In this 50 minute podcast we feature a keynote speech by Mark Luker, Vice President of EDUCAUSE. The speech was delivered at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Southwest Regional Conference in Houston, Texas, and is entitled, "Washington Update: We're from the Government, and We're Here to Help You!"

Privacy. Cybersecurity. Telecommunications Reform. These and other national policy issues that have an impact on higher education will be the focus of the 2008 EDUCAUSE Policy Conference, May 7–8 in Arlington, Virginia, an event that brings together CIOs, IT directors, legal counsel, librarians, federal relations officers, and other college and university leaders for discussion of important new federal laws, legislative and regulatory developments, and emerging trends. Early-bird registration is available through April 11 for this event. Register now to save money.

The closing keynote speech at the 2007 Educause Policy Conference was delivered by James X. Dempsey, Policy Director at the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, DC. The key concerns of higher education examined at the 2007 Policy Conference are also among the priorities of the Center for Democracy and Technology, which seeks to promote user empowerment, open access, and free expression. This speech, entitled "Why Higher Education Advocacy Matters on IT Policy", examines how and why the university and academic communities should continue their advocacy on these issues, with the goal of promoting innovation, trust, and access to information. This podcast has a runtime of approximately 25 minutes.

The Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities has distributed an updated white paper—Background Discussion of Copyright Law and Potential Liability for Students Engaged in P2P File Sharing on University Networks. EDUCAUSE serves as staff to the Committee’s Technical Task Force. View EDUCAUSE resources on P2P/file sharing.

In working with EDUCAUSE and the American Council on Education (ACE) to address the consequences of illegal file sharing, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has developed a short video that can be used to educate students about this important issue. The video, titled "Campus Downloading," could be used during student orientation sessions, linked to when students log on to campus accounts, or broadcasted on student life television channels. Preview the video or order a free DVD. View additional resources on file sharing.

Net neutrality, municipal networking, and innovation and global competitiveness are just a few of the national policy issues affecting IT in higher education that are on the program for Policy 2006, April 26-27 inWashington, D.C. Featured speakers include Michael A. Geist and Derek N. Pew. Low, early-bird registration rates are available through April 11.

 

 

The Internet's impact on campus policies, procedures, and judicial systems will be the focus of the EDUCAUSE/Cornell Institute for Computer Policy and Law Annual Seminar, June 27–30 in Ithaca, New York.

In this 15 minute recording, we'll hear from Adam Stone, Associate Liaison to DOE/UC at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, on the interaction of research innovation, institutional policies, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity.