Psi Upsilon of Philadelphia v. University of Pennsylvania

In Psi Upsilon of Philadelphia v. University of Pennsylvania, 404 Pa. Super. 604, 591 A.2d 755, 758 (Pa. Super. 1991), the Superior Court explained: In the university context, due process is defined according to whether the institution is public or private. As stated in Boehm . . ., the law is fairly well established that in a state owned college or university, due process requires notice and some opportunity for hearing before a student is disciplined. However, The law pertaining to judicial review of disciplinary proceedings at private colleges and universities is not so well settled. Generally, it has been said that courts are more reluctant to interfere in the disciplinary proceedings of a private college than those of a public college. . . . A majority of courts have characterized the relationship between a private college and its students as contractual in nature. Therefore, students who are being disciplined are entitled only to those procedural safeguards which the school specifically provides. 591 A.2d at 758.