Education - Course Syllabi - Moot Court - Research - Publications
Academic Employment - Professional Involvement

Education:

Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1979
M.A. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1971
B.A. Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1969

Academic Employment:

Western Maryland College, 1978-Present
University of Minnesota, 1973-1978
Gustavus Adolphus College, 1971-1973
Iowa State University, 1969-1971

Course Syllabi:

American Civil Liberties
American Constitutional Law
American Public Policy
Classical Political Thought
Introduction to Political Science
Law, Order, and Social Change
Senior Seminar

Moot Court Simulation:

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Research:
Workshops, Panels, and Papers:

"Electronic Pre-Law Advisor: Surfing the Net with Neal," delivered to the American Political Science Association's National Convention, Washington, DC, September 2-6, 1998.

"Untangling the net: Using Policy Resources in the Classroom" by Colleen Galambos and Charles Neal, delivered to the National Conference on Information Technologies for Social Work Education: Using to Teach--Teaching to Use, Charleston, South Carolina, August 22, 1998. Manuscript under consideration by the journal of Computers in Human Services.

"The Re-segregation of America," delivered to the Symposium on the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights in the New Millennium, Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, July 20-26, 1998.

"Macro Practice and Policy in Cyberspace: Teaching with Computer Simulation and the Internet at the Baccalaureate Level" by Colleen Galambos and Charles Neal, delivered to the National Conference on Information Technologies for Social Work Education: Using to Teach--Teaching to Use, Charleston, South Carolina, September 7-9, 1997.

"The use of the World Wide Web in Advising Prelaw Students," delivered to the American Political Science Association's National Convention, Washington, DC, August 27-30, 1997.

"Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace," delivered to the Symposium on the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights in the New Millennium, Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, July 27-August 1, 1997.

"Technological Advances in Prelaw Advising: Uses of the Internet, Web pages and CD-ROMs," delivered to the Northeast Association of Prelaw Advisors Conference, Boston, June 11-15, 1997.

"Mentoring, Moot Court, and Extracurricular Experiences in the Teaching of Constitutional Law," delivered to the American Political Science Association's National Convention, San Francisco, August 27-31, 1996.

"Presidential Character and Power," delivered to the Symposium on the President, Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, August 5-8, 1996.

"Database Management and the Internet," moderated at the National Conference for Pre-Law Advisors, Orlando, June 2-4, 1996.

"High Tech Enhancements Room," designed and supervised for the National Conference for Pre-Law Advisors, Orlando, June 2-4, 1996.

"Political Scientists as Solo Pre-Law Advisors," moderated at the National Conference for Pre-Law Advisors, Orlando, June 2-4, 1996.

"Pre-Law Advisor as Solo Practitioner: A Share Our Strengths Table," chaired at the National Conference For Pre-Law Advisors, Orlando, June 2-4, 1996.

"Constitutional Law Professors as Prelaw Advisors," delivered to the American Political Science Association's National Convention, Chicago, August 23-26, 1995.

"Strict Scrutiny and the Rehnquist Court," delivered to the Scholars' Club, Western Maryland College, Westminster, 1995.

"Publication Swap Shop," chaired at the Pre-Law Advisors National Conference, October14-18, 1992.

"Newcomer's Workshop," a nine-hour workshop designed and conducted for the National Pre-Law Conference, New Orleans, October 12-16, 1992.

"Newcomer's Workshop," a nine-hour workshop designed and conducted for the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Conference, Boston, June, 11-15, 1991.

"Mentoring: The Recruitment and Retention of Minority Pre-Law Students," delivered to the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Conference, Boston, June, 1990.

"Minorities in the Study of Law," delivered to the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Conference, Rochester, June, 1989.

"Are Philosophical Approaches to Public Policy Issues Valid in a Pragmatic World," delivered to the University of Minnesota Law and American Society Student Forum, Minneapolis, 1988.

"On Juvenile Jurisprudence," delivered to the Law Enforcement Administration Agency Conference, Washington, DC, 1987.

"Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Admission to Law School," delivered to the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Conference, Haverford, June, 1986.

"Public Policy and Moral Philosophy: The Case of Abortion," Delivered to the National Endowment for the Humanities workshop, Amherst, July, 1986.

"Alternative Adjudication of Juveniles," delivered at Hebrew College, Baltimore, October, 1981.

"Public Opinion and the Judicial Process: A Review of the Past Research," delivered to the Law and American Society Conference, Minneapolis, June, 1979.

"Ticket Splitting: A Re-analysis of 1952 - 1974 Voting Data," delivered at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, 1974.

"The Political Philosophy of H. G. Wells," deliver at the Carleton College Student Symposium, Northfield, September, 1973.

"Legal and Social Rights and Responsibilities of Women: An Introduction," delivered to the 1973 Nobel Conference on the Destiny of Women, St. Peter, November, 1973.

"Politics and the Campus Ministry: A Comparative Study of the Political Behavior and Motivations of Ames Ministers," delivered to a conference on campus ministry at Iowa State University, Ames, September, 1972.

"To Rub Raw The Sores Of Discontent: An Analysis of Saul Alinsky in Three Cities," delivered to a graduate symposium at Iowa State University, Ames, November, 1971.

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Current Research:

"Justice Brennan and the Problem of Obscenity"

"Philosophers and the Abortion Question."

"Adherence to Due Process: A Positive Impact on Juvenile Jurisprudence."

"Political Obedience and the consent of the Governed."

"The Changing Nature of Strict Scrutiny: Shifting Coalitions in the Rehnquist Court." .

Published Research:

"Untangling the net: Using Policy Resources in the Classroom" by Colleen Galambos and Charles Neal, delivered to the National Conference on Information Technologies for Social Work Education: Using to Teach--Teaching to Use, Charleston, South Carolina, August 22, 1998.

"Macro Practice and Policy in Cyberspace: Teaching with Computer Simulation and the Internet at the Baccalaureate Level" by Colleen Galambos and Charles Neal. Published as part of the proceedings of the National Conference on Information Technologies for Social Work Education: Using to Teach--Teaching to Use, Charleston, South Carolina, September 7-9, 1997. The manuscript is also under consideration at the journal of Computers in Human Services.

"Advising Minority Pre-Law Students" in Pre-Law Advising: A Handbook Edited by Jeanne Dillion, Tufts University Press, 1996.

"Pre-Law Advisors Hold National Meeting" Law Services Report No. 96-4, July/August 1996.

"PLANC Plans Second Conference" Law Services Report No. 96-1, January/February 1996.

"The 1996 National Conference: Retrospective and Prospective" PLANC POINTS (Newsletter of the Pre-Law Advisors National Council) volume IX, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1996.

"The Second National Pre-Law Conference Takes Shape" NAPLA NOTES, Winter 1996. NAPLA NOTES is the official newsletter of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors.

"Pre-Law Advising Goes High Tech" Law Services Report No. 96-2, March/April 1996.

"Cheryl Hopwood et al., v State of Texas; Summary" NAPLA NOTES Spring 1996.

"Community-Based Juvenile Diversion programs in the United States" (joint with Osman Bengur and Andrew Rutherford), in National Evaluation Program, Washington DC, Law Enforcement Administration Agency, 1982.

"Abortion: Why Religious Organizations in the United States Want to Keep It Legal" in Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights Newsletter, 57 (1977), pp. 27 - 58.

"Community-Based Alternatives to Juvenile Incarceration: Phase One" (joint with Osman Bengur and Andrew Rutherford), in National Evaluation Program, (Washington, DC: Law Enforcement Administration Agency, 1977).

"Minnesotans Narrowly Favor Constitutional Ban on Most Abortion" in Human Rights in Minnesota, February 1976, pp. 4 - 37.

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Professional Involvement:

Webmaster for the Northeast Association of Pelaw Advisors 1998 to present

Chair of the Pre-Law Advisors National Council, 1998-2001

Chair-elect of the Pre-Law Advisors National Council, 1997-1999; Chair, 1999-2001; and immediate past Chair; 2002-2004.

Steering Committee, for the second Pre-Law National Conference in San Dieago, California in October 2000.

Steering Committee, for the second Pre-Law National Conference in Orlando, Florida in June 1996.

Designated Member of The Pre-Law Advisors National Council representing the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1996-1997

Immediate Past President of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1996-1997:

President of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1995-1996

Law Fair, organized at the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Regional Conference, Philadelphia, June 7-11, 1995.

Conference Chair for Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors Regional Conference June, 1994.

Member of the Pre-Law Advisors National Council. See page thirteen for a description) 1994-Present

President-elect of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1993-1994

Secretary for the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1992-1994

Member of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1989-Present

Served on the executive council of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1989-Present

Other Professional Involvement

Member of the American Political Science Association's Law and Courts Section, 1996-present

Publications Chair for the National Conference for Pre-Law Advisors, 1994-1996

Political commentator for cable television Channel Three, 1994-1996

Developed a Swap-shop Panel for the National Pre-Law Conference. Topic: "Printed Material For Pre-Law Advising," 1992

Served on the planning committee for the National Pre-law Convention, 1992

Served as the National Scholarship Chair for Sigma Phi Epsilon, 1992-1995

Served as a political commentator on WTTR Radio Station, Westminster, MD, 1990

Served as a political commentator for the last two National Presidential Elections on WMAR Television in Baltimore, MD. This is the local ABC station, 1986

Attended the Affirmative Action Conference and Seminar in Vail, Colorado. While at the Conference, I led a workshop on the hiring process in general, and on training interviewers and search committees in particular, 1983

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Fellowships and Awards:

National Awards

The Order of Omega, 1996
National Endowment for the Humanities, (summer 1983)
Pi Gamma Mu National Social Science Honor Society, 1973

Other Grants and Awards

Western Maryland College Research and Development Grants

Faculty Development Grant, 1996
Computer Research Grant, 1985
Western Maryland College Faculty Development Grant, 1983
Western Maryland College Faculty Development Grant, 1982
Western Maryland College Faculty Development Grant, 1980

University of Minnesota Grants, 1973-1978

The Harold Scott Quigley Graduate Dissertation Grant, 1977-1978
Minnesota Graduate Fellowship for Minority Students, 1973-1975

Iowa State University Grants:

Regent's Graduate Fellowship for public administration honor students, 1969-1971

National Honor Society Memberships:

The Order of Omega (National Greek Honor Society), 1996
Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, 1971-Present
Pi Gamma Mu National Social Science Honor Society, 1969-Present

Professional Association Memberships

Pre-Law Advisor National Council, 1991-Present
Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1983-Present
Law and American Society Association, 1978-Present
American Political Science Association, 1975-Present

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