Strategies for University Management

CHAPTER 12

Managing Duty of Care Obligations in a University Setting

Lisbeth Claus

With globalization, the legal and moral duty of care obligations of employers for the health, safety, and security of their traveling employees have developed as a cornerstone of any human capital risk management strategy. Although universities are increasingly becoming aware of the duty of care obligations to their students, faculty, administration, and staff traveling internationally on university business, they lag other sectors and industries in implementing duty of care strategies and tactics. The purpose of this chapter is to focus on the nature of the duty of care obligations of U.S. universities, identify common mistakes universities make in managing (or ...