ELHE 8202 Law, Policy, and Politics of Higher Education
This course focuses on law, policy, and politics in contemporary higher education issues and trends. Students will be introduced to the U.S. legal and political system, as they examine substantive policy issues from multiple perspectives. Students will explore the U.S. legal system through issues such as discrimination based on race and ethnicity and disability, as well as free speech rights. We will discuss public and private institutions of higher education and encourage students to offer comparative perspectives from other higher education contexts globally.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.75 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.88 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2025 | Raquel Muniz Castro | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 12 of 15 |
| Summer 2024 | Raquel Muniz Castro | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | — | 9 of 14 |
| Summer 2023 | Raquel Muniz Castro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 15 |
| Summer 2022 | Angela Boatman | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 of 15 |
| Summer 2022 | Raquel Muniz Castro | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 of 15 |