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36 J.C. & U.L. 749 (2009-2010)
Government Regulation of Higher Education: The Elephant in the Middle of the Room

handle is hein.journals/jcolunly36 and id is 799 raw text is: GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: THE ELEPHANT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM STEPHEN S. DUNHAM* I. IN TRO D UCTION ....................................................................................... 749 II.HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ........................................................ 751 A. Federal Funding of Colleges and Universities to Advance a Specific Public Purpose ........................................................... 752 B. Laws and Regulations Imposed as Conditions on Funding But Designed to Promote Public Purposes Separate from the Purpose of the Funding Itself ............................................ 754 C. Laws, Regulations and Court Decisions of General Scope with Unique Application to Colleges and Universities ........... 756 D. Laws Relating to Governance .................................................. 757 III.COSTS AND BENEFITS OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF HIGHER E D UCATION ..................................................................................... 758 A. Why Regulate? What are the Benefits to the Government and Public? .............................................................................. 759 B. Why Not Regulate? What are the Costs to the Colleges and U niversities? ..................................................................... 760 C. Towards a Unifying Theory: An Approach to Balancing Costs and Benefits in Federal Regulation of Higher E ducation ................................................................................. 76 1 IV. SUBJECT MATTER AREAS OF REGULATION .......................................... 767 V.THE COMPLIANCE FUNCTION AND THE ROLE OF COUNSEL .................. 786 A. Compliance Plans and Programs ............................................. 786 B. Role of Counsel in Compliance ............................................... 788 I. INTRODUCTION Higher education is a regulated industry. Colleges and universities * Vice President and General Counsel, The Johns Hopkins University.