[We have the following announcement. DRE.]
The
Brennan Center [for Justice] is inviting applications
for the 2025-26 class of the
Steven
M. Polan Fellowship in Constitutional Law and History, a fellowship program
aimed at enhancing public understanding and appreciation of the meaning and
promise of the United States Constitution. The Fellowship is open to
outstanding individuals from an array of professional backgrounds – including historians
and other experts in constitutional law and history – working on projects to
spur urgently needed debate over the proper understanding of our Constitution
at this crucial moment, when new approaches to constitutional interpretation
including originalism, incubated by the conservative legal movement over the
past half century, have gained traction in the courts. These projects may
include conducting legal and historical research, publishing original writing,
crafting amicus briefs, organizing symposia and public events, spearheading
public education projects, and other activities as appropriate.
Proposals
are due by
February 15, 2025. These nonresident, part-time
fellowships will be one year in duration. Fellows will be awarded compensation
in the form of a $40,000 stipend. The Fellowship is open both to experienced
individuals with a proven track record of achievement and expertise and to
people at earlier stages of their careers who demonstrate the potential to
develop into leaders in their field. We’re looking for visionaries who are
animated by the challenge of reclaiming our Constitution as an enduring plan of
government suited to the needs of a changing country.
