Higher education composes a significant part of the fabric of American institutions. In fact, the higher education industry is among the oldest institutions in America. It has an enormous economic impact on society in terms of endowments, job employment, production of knowledge, and the development of skills for employment and citizenship. Higher education institutions have specific missions and are subject to a unique and complex set of state and federal regulations. Institutions of higher education are also sites where many legal issues arise involving students, faculty, staff, and the institution as a citizen. So many of the conflicts we see in society arise on college campuses.  A look at the legal and policy issues that arise in higher education will expose difficult questions related to employment and labor law, free speech and academic freedom, antidiscrimination and anti-harassment laws and policies, affirmative action, admissions, questions of sanctioning and due process, safety, immigration, processes for internal institutional governance, questions related to race and racism, and much more. This seminar will allow students to look closely at how some of these legal and policy issues play out in the particular context of higher education.