Joy Blanchard

Associate Professor in Higher Education

Contact
jlblanchard@lsu.edu
202B Peabody
225-578-2192

Education
Bachelor's Degree: Honors BS, Secondary French Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Master's Degree(s): MS, Higher Education, Florida State University; Master of Jurisprudence, Labor and Employment Law: Tulane University, 2024
PhD: PhD, Higher Education, University of Georgia

Joy Blanchard

Joy Blanchard’s research focuses on higher education law, primarily issues related to intercollegiate athletics, negligence liability and student safety, and faculty rights. She is a past member of the board of directors of the Education Law Association and served as national conference co-chair in 2018. Joy serves on the editorial board of several scholarly journals, including Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Prior to joining the faculty ranks, Joy worked in student affairs, having served as Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has held positions in residence life, student conduct, service-learning, and student activities.

Blanchard, J. (2026). Shared governance in a post-Garcetti environment: An argument for collective bargaining. Journal of Education Finance and Law, 50 (2), 107-118.

Blanchard, J. & Foss, G. P. (2025). Education equity and opportunity in the contemporary legal landscape: Reexamining Rodriguez. Journal of Education Finance and Law, 50 (1), 202-211.

Foss, G. P. & Blanchard, J. (2025). Athletics In C. J. Russo & E. A. Shaver (Eds.), The yearbook of education law 2024. Education Law Association.

Lugg, E. T. & Blanchard, J., & Foss, G. P. (2025). Students in higher education. In C. J. Russo & E. A. Shaver (Eds.), The yearbook of education law 2024. Education Law Association.

Weinstein, M. & Blanchard, J. (2023). Autocratic legalism and the threat to academic freedom: Are we learning the right lessons from Europe? Journal of Academic Freedom, 14. Autocratic Legalism and the Threat to Academic Freedom: Are We Learning the Right
Lessons from Europe? | AAUP

Blanchard, J. & Garces, L.M. (2022). The legal environment: Higher education law and the politics that shape it. In P. Altbach, P. Gumport, & M. Bastedo (Eds.), American higher education in the twenty-first century: Social, political, and economic challenges (5th ed). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 

Blanchard, J. (Ed.). (2018) Controversies on campus: Debating the issues confronting American universities in the 21st century. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Blanchard, J. Keep the pulpit out of the playbook: When public institution coaches discuss faith publicly. Education Law Association Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC. October 2026.

Blanchard, J., Galligan, T., Rabban, D., & Stoner, J. What do academic freedom and the First Amendment really mean? LSU Faculty Senate panel, Baton Rouge, LA. March 2025.

Blanchard, J., Hutchens, N., & Rabban, D. Is academic freedom a distinctive First Amendment right? Education Law Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. November 2024.

Blanchard, J., Harper, J., & Malik, A. Labor justice and labor studies in higher education. 51st Annual National Conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, New York, NY. March 2024.

Blanchard, J. Is Academic Freedom Becoming a ‘Rusty’ Ideal? Legislative Speech-Based Funding Restrictions on Curriculum. Education Law Association Annual Conference. November 2022.

Foss, G. & Blanchard J. A future beyond Rodriguez. Education Law Association Annual Conference, virtual. November 2021.

Blanchard, J., Foss, G., Hutchens, N., & Sun, J. Politicization of campus free speech. Education Law Association Annual Conference, virtual. November 2021.

LSU Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Teaching Award: 2026
LSU Special Collections Faculty Fellow: 2025
LSU Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award: 2022
LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award: 2016