I have the honor to announce the endowment of a new fellowship in my name. An alum of George Washington Law School’s Class of 1979 has given a gift to create “The Professor Jonathan Turley Public Interest and Public Service Summer Fellowship.” The fellowship will support students in working with not-for-profit organizations or the government over the summer in otherwise non-paying positions.
While the donor prefers to remain anonymous, I wanted to extend our thanks for this very generous gift that will benefit our students seeking to work for the public interest.
I can think of no greater gift for an academic than to be named in an endowment that benefits our students in this way. I hold the J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law and manage a summer fellowship program to fund students in working in the public interest. It has been one of the most fulfilling aspects of my work at the university. These positions are transformative for students who can put their legal training to work on a wide variety of causes, including working with those who cannot afford representation.
This endowment will be put to immediate use to help our students serve their communities and their country. I thank you on behalf of myself and my students for this generous gift.
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and the author of “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.”