May 9, 2002
Etc. Campus news and notes
SUPREMELY LEGAL: When the recent well-publicized case of disability rights vs. seniority rights hit the U.S. Supreme Court, UW Law Professor Eric Schnapper was there — as counsel for the plaintiff. It isn’t the first time Schnapper has argued at the high court. He worked for the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP for 25 years and often took cases to the Supreme Court. In this case, the court ruled that Schnapper’s client, a disabled man, did not have the right to a particular job which would otherwise go to another worker with more seniority. But the compromise language in the case also means, legal analysts say, that exceptions could be made, whereas in the past, seniority was said to trump disability every time. “We will need a number of years for lower courts to think out what kinds of exceptions will be permitted,” Schnapper said.
A-PLUS ADVISING: The UW Career Week and Career Week Steering Committee have received the Outstanding Institutional Advising Program award from the National Academic Advising Association. The award honors “individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising.”
THYME FOR MOM: The Arboretum is the place to be for Mother’s Day, at an event called “Thyme for Mom.” All moms visiting between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. will get free thyme plants that day, and there will be seed planting for kids and special Mother’s Day stories by storyteller Kathy Currie at 1 p.m. If that isn’t enough, the Seattle Rhododendron Society’s annual show will display the latest hybrid and favorite rhododendrons until 4 p.m. All activities are free and take place at the Graham Visitors Center or the adjacent greenhouse. For more information, call 206-325-4510, or go to www.arboretum foundation.org.
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