Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
Announces Wayne Morse Law Student Fellowships
for 2008-09

ATTENTION FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR LAW STUDENTS

 

The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics will award Wayne Morse Fellowships to three members of each law school class for 2008-09. Fellowships are intended to support students who want to follow in the tradition of Wayne Morse, former dean of the UO School of Law and U.S. Senator from Oregon.

For more information about Senator Morse and the Wayne Morse Center, please visit our website:
www.waynemorsecenter.uoregon.edu

The Wayne Morse Center selects topics in the fields of law and politics for inquiry and discussion. The theme of inquiry for 2007-09 is “Democracy and Citizenship in the 21st Century.” The 2008-09 Wayne Morse Professor will be Professor Mark Graber who teaches law and government at the University of Maryland – Baltimore.

Total support to each Wayne Morse Fellow is $4,250. Awards are made in two equal payments during the academic year. In return, fellows are expected to participate in the activities of the center. Activities include providing assistance to visiting scholars, event planning and support, research assistance, and being a Wayne Morse Center ambassador to law and UO students and the broader community.

Fellowships will be awarded to next year’s second- and third-year students on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated interest in the principles and issues that inspired Morse: public service, fair labor practices, representative government, and civil rights. Students applying for Wayne Morse fellowships should also have an interest in organizing events and be involved in law school student activities.

To apply, submit a résumé, a transcript of your law school grades, and a supporting essay (maximum of 800 words) describing: your interests and experience in Wayne Morse’s areas of concern and the theme of inquiry; why you want to participate in the Wayne Morse Center; and how you might assist with its activities. Please include the name of a reference from the School of Law, or another appropriate reference.

Applications are due by noon on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at the office of the Wayne Morse Center Administrator, Elizabeth Weber, 220-B Knight Law Center. Interviews of finalists will be held on February 25 & 26 and March 4, 2008.

Contact Margaret Hallock, Wayne Morse Center Director, with questions: hallock@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-3699.