Dear Reader: The Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy presents the final issue of Volume 22. This Special Issue features the Journal’s annual symposium with the Georgetown Institute for […]

This article examines the governance challenges faced by universities, drawing a parallel between these institutions and business entities. It argues that universities, much like corporations, are structured with boards and […]

For most public universities in America, a single governing board of trustees (or regents) serves as the primary legal authority over the institutions within each state’s system of higher education. […]

University leaders sit at the helm of institutions that serve important public roles: preparing citizens, workers, and leaders who are able to join and transform existing social and economic structures. […]

My work has always taken its cue from an ancient moral question: “how to live” as Plato put it. I call that a question of self-governance to mark it as […]

Most American institutions of higher learning practice some form of shared governance, in which individual faculty and the faculty body retain substantive decision rights and meaningful spheres of authority. But […]

I. AS FLORIDA GOES. . . “What is happening in Florida?,” asked The Chronicle of Higher Education toward the beginning of 2023. At first blush, this question may appear easy […]

INTRODUCTION The particular focus of this article stems from the general interest two of us have in the nature and value of individual liberty.1 It is by virtue of that […]

INTRODUCTION Under pressure from legislators, the 13-campus University of Wisconsin System recently surveyed students on their views about free speech and their experiences relating to speech on their campus and […]

As undergraduate education becomes a key formative experience for a larger percentage of the population, it is imperative that political philosophers consider the role of universities in bringing about a […]

I. INTRODUCTION Around four years ago, a colleague at McGill University approached me with the idea that the professors in the Faculty of Law should seek to form a faculty […]

Academic freedom and free speech issues on university campuses do not generally focus on questions of curriculum but, rather, on individual actors. As an academic dean whose primary responsibility is […]

I. INTRODUCTION I have been teaching ethics courses at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (MSB) for many years. Such courses, usually designated Business Ethics courses, have long been the […]

INTRODUCTION: CANNABIS AND CLEMENCY Almost two years after Maryland voters approved a referendum legalizing the possession or use of cannabis for medical or recreational purposes, on June 17, 2024, Maryland […]

In the contemporary landscape of American democracy, the interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) represents a critical juncture in […]

In today’s political environment, running a winning campaign requires an exorbitant amount of money. Nearly $9 billion was spent in the 2022 congressional elections alone.1 There is no shortage of […]

This note is the first to systematically analyze constitutional challenges to rent control law landlords sought to bring before the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2023-24 term. This note analyzes […]