November 10, 2006

Limited Liability for Background Checks

To the Editor:

Colleges are being advised that they face greater potential legal liability if they run background checks for employment only selectively ("Colleges Should Perform Background Checks on All New Hires, Conference Panelist Says," The Chronicle, October 13). This advice runs counter to the best practice recommended by the American Association of University Professors. ... The AAUP's recommendation is that a "background check be limited by the specific requirements of a

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