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by Kent Kauffman (Author)
While full-and part-time college faculty and lecturers go about their jobs-doing all that is seen (teaching and publishing) and unseen (class prep, grading, and researching)-little, if any time is given to the uncomfortable acknowledgment that those acts have legal ramifications. Navigating Choppy Waters: Key Legal Issues College Faculty Need to Know thoughtfully addresses topics that are vital for those in academia.
Author Biography
Kent Kauffman is an associate professor of business law in the Doermer School of Business at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where he primarily teaches business law and ethics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also serves as the faculty liaison for the master of business administration programs in the Doermer School of Business. He has a BA from Temple University and a JD from The Penn State University-Dickinson School of Law, and holds an Indiana law license.
In addition to having published articles in peer-reviewed journals, Kauffman is the author of Legal Ethics (through the third edition); is a coauthor of Legal Terminology; and is a contributing author for two other buisness law texts. He also is the author of the Movie Guide for Legal Studies, a pedagogical book for legal professors who want to utilize film scenes in their teaching or assignments. He is the recipient of multiple publication awards, including a Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business "Distinguished Paper Award" and a Textb
