Constitution on Campus

William E. Thro has served as general counsel of a public land grant research university and public liberal arts school, litigated constitutional issues before the Supreme Court of the United States and the federal appellate courts, taught courses on the Constitution at the undergraduate, and law school levels, and has written extensively on constitutional law in the context of higher education.Charles J. Russo, M. Div., J.D., Ed. D., is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences, Director of its Ph.D. Program, and Research Professor of Law in the School of Law at the University of Dayton. Author or co-author more than 280 articles in peer-reviewed journals; authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited more than 60 books, and more than 1,000 publications, Russo speaks extensively on issues in Education Law in the United States and other Nations.

College campuses are rapidly changing across America. The modern college and university we see today rapidly have transformed what was once a simple Ivory Tower and a few dorms to become comparable to an everyday city. With great transformation lies even greater challenges. University administrations, state legislatures, and courts across the nation have raced to answer how First Amendment rights should be protected on the modern college campus. Thro and Russo lend their vast experience and brilliance to present how this daunting question has been answered and transformed higher education law. Importantly, the authors' work can only be described as breathtakingly brilliant due to their ability to ensure people of all levels will understand the need to protect the right once said to be "a reflection of the soul of America." As an LGBTQ student leader on campus, I was often told that the First Amendment was not meant for people like me. In crafting what is truly a masterpiece, I am thrilled Thro's and Russo's provided institutions and students with this invaluable opportunity to appreciate the Constitution.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINTRODUCTION: NO ANGELS ON CAMPUS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATIONCHAPTER 1: THE FIXED STAR: THE FREEDOM OF SPEECHCHAPTER 2: THE FIRST FREEDOM: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ON CAMPUSCHAPTER 3: NEITHER KNOWS NOR TOLERATES CLASSES: EQUAL PROTECTIONCHAPTER 4: A FUNDAMENTAL VALUE DETERMINATION: PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS IN CAMPUS DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGSCHAPTER 5: THE DOUBLE SECURITY: DUAL SOVEREIGNTY AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONSCHAPTER 6: THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, NOT THEIR AGENTS: JUDICIAL ENFORCMENT OF FEDERAL LAW AND IMMUNITYCONCLUSION: BUT THERE IS US: PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND HOPE FOR THE CONSTITUTIONBIOGRAPHIES OF THE AUTHORSAPPENDIX I: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAPPENDIX II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES