KingSpry Of Counsel Dr. Kathleen Conn, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M, will present two sessions for the 25th Annual Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, October 19-21, 2015 at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT. Dr. Conn will discuss “Professors’ Online Speech: Academic Freedom vs. Civility” and “Cyberbullying in Higher Education.”
In addition to her association with KingSpry, Dr. Conn teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Widener University School of Law, Delaware, and at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Previously, Conn worked in public education for 18 years, as a high school teacher, K-12 curriculum supervisor, and building principal. After retiring from public education, she joined the faculty of Neumann University, Aston, Pennsylvania, where she taught in the Ed.D. program and guided student dissertation work for seven years. Conn is the author of three books, numerous book chapters and journal articles, webinars, and DVDs in the areas of bullying and cyberbullying, sexual harassment and Title IX, First and Fourth Amendment issues, and school and administrator responsibility and liability. She has presented on these topics regionally, nationally, and internationally.