草榴社区to hold annual Legal Issues Conference April 22-24
Contact: Anna Owens
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State will hold its 9th annual Legal Issues Conference April 22-24 on the Starkville campus.
The conference is open to all levels of university practitioners and will provide valuable educational and networking opportunities.
This year鈥檚 event features lectures on a variety of topics, including:
鈥擴niversity compliance in the age of regulation
鈥擣ree speech on campus and other First Amendment issues
鈥擝ehavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment
鈥擟lery Act reporting and campus security warnings, amendments and audits
鈥擣amily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
鈥擠isability accommodations
鈥擭CAA compliance
鈥擡mployment law
This year鈥檚 keynote speakers include Will Creeley, senior vice president of legal and public advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), W. Scott Lewis, partner at NCHERM Group, a legal and consulting firm that serves K-12 schools and university campuses, and Marisa R. Randazzo, CEO and founder of SIGMA Threat Management Associates.
The cost to attend is $150 per participant. Check-in takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. April 22 at The Mill at MSU. A mixer with hors d鈥檕euvres will follow.
The registration fee will increase to $199 on March 1. To register, visit .
The full event schedule can be accessed at .
For more information, contact Assistant Dean of Students Cat Walker at 662-325-3611 or cat.walker@msstate.edu.
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