We, the people
Archived article from Nov 18, 2002
By Michael Sepanic
This fall, the School of Law-Camden became the first to launch a Marshall-Brennan Fellowship Program outside of Washington, D.C.
Named in honor of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and William J. Brennan Jr., the program seeks to broaden national understanding of the Constitution by training law students to teach constitutional and civic literacy in public high schools. On the Camden campus, 12 second- and third-year students are being trained to teach in the city's LEAP University High School, Urban Promises and Camden High School.
The Marshall-Brennan Fellows will work in two-person teams, with each student receiving five academic credits and five writing credits for the academic year. A $500 scholarship accompanies each fellowship.
"This program demands law students who want to understand constitutional rights and responsibilities and who believe that the Constitution belongs to everyone," said Beth Hillman, faculty director of the program. "This is an extraordinary opportunity for the law school to heighten awareness of our nation's legal foundations among a new generation of students." The Marshall-Brennan Fellowship Program was founded in 1999 at American University's Washington College of Law.
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