Summary

Campuses across the country have long found that having a robust set of student extracurricular opportunities - from campus organizations to speakers - enhances the student experience and the educational mission of colleges and universities. To support and facilitate that environment, many campuses have set up a student activity fee. The fact that many of these student activity fee programs fund student organizations that take positions on political, social, cultural and religious issues naturally raises a set of First Amendment concerns—from what can be funded to how to legally administer a fee.

We created our "Guide to Student Activity Fees" to answer those questions—ensuring that campus leaders would have a clear explanation for how to design and operate student fee programs comfortably within the boundaries of the First Amendment.

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For background on a specific topic regarding student activity fees, please click on one of the links below:

Attacks on Student Fee Funded Activities
Student Activity Fee Mechanisms
Key Legal Principles and Background