The Circle -- Fiction, but All Too Real

The Circle by Dave Eggers may be fiction, but the kind of world it depicts is all too real.

C. L. Lindsay III

Mark your calendar and plan to attend one of C. L. Lindsay's presentations on "Computing and the Law" on Wednesday, September 23, at the Basin Electric Auditorium in the NECE.

 

The 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. sessions will be student-focused; the 3:30 p.m. session will be geared towards faculty and staff.

 

"Computing and the Law" focuses on the dangers of social media on college campuses:

• Understanding the implications of participating in campus “confession” sites, including potential legal and disciplinary liabilities for both posters and site administrators
• Plagiarism & intellectual property
• Potential employers and online information – the content of your Facebook page can undermine future job opportunities
• Privacy
• Posting underage drinking on the Internet can result in disciplinary actions – you can be thrown out of college
• Cyber bullying

 

C. L. Lindsay III is a nationally recognized expert and leader in the field of student rights and academic freedom. His book, The College Student’s Guide to the Law (2005), has become the definitive authority used by students, university counsel, and as a textbook for masters and law courses nation wide.  Lindsay graduated magna cum laude from Denison University, and received his J.D. from the University of Michigan. In his spare time, he teaches courses in Law and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

In 1998, Lindsay left his practice in New York City to found and direct the Coalition for Student & Academic Rights (CO-STAR). CO-STAR is a national student rights organization that helps thousands of college students with their legal problems, free of charge, each year.