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NRA Foundation Grant to Fund Professorship at George Mason
The NRA Foundation has pledged $1 million to the George Mason University School of Law to establish and endow the Patrick Henry Professorship of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment.
"We are proud to launch this pioneering effort as part of NRA's long-standing commitment to educating the public about the Second Amendment," said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, who is also a foundation trustee. "We believe that academic study at a top-tier law school will both enhance scholarly research conducted to date on this topic and increase the public's understanding of the history of this key civil rights issue."
"This professorship will be dedicated to exploring the ideas and impact of the Second Amendment," said George Mason president Alan G. Merten. "The ability to think critically is the traditional goal of a college education and has never been more crucial. Private support has made a critical difference in helping to fund faculty chairs and professorships throughout the university, enabling us to attract the best and brightest minds. The appointment of an eminent scholar to this professorship will stimulate timely debate on important Constitutional issues."
The new professorship will be filled by Nelson Lund, professor of law at George Mason and nationally recognized expert on Constitutional law. Lund has written widely in the field of Constitutional law, worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court, and served in the White House as associate counsel to the president from 1989 to 1992. Since joining the faculty at George Mason, Professor Lund has taught Constitutional law, legislation, federal election law, employment discrimination, state and local government, and a seminar on the Second Amendment.
Established in 1990, The NRA Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization that raises tax-deductible contributions in support of a wide range of firearm-related public interest activities of the National Rifle Association of America and other organizations that defend and foster the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans.
NRA Foundation Grant to Fund Professorship at George Mason
The NRA Foundation has pledged $1 million to the George Mason University School of Law to establish and endow the Patrick Henry Professorship of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment.
"We are proud to launch this pioneering effort as part of NRA's long-standing commitment to educating the public about the Second Amendment," said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, who is also a foundation trustee. "We believe that academic study at a top-tier law school will both enhance scholarly research conducted to date on this topic and increase the public's understanding of the history of this key civil rights issue."
"This professorship will be dedicated to exploring the ideas and impact of the Second Amendment," said George Mason president Alan G. Merten. "The ability to think critically is the traditional goal of a college education and has never been more crucial. Private support has made a critical difference in helping to fund faculty chairs and professorships throughout the university, enabling us to attract the best and brightest minds. The appointment of an eminent scholar to this professorship will stimulate timely debate on important Constitutional issues."
The new professorship will be filled by Nelson Lund, professor of law at George Mason and nationally recognized expert on Constitutional law. Lund has written widely in the field of Constitutional law, worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court, and served in the White House as associate counsel to the president from 1989 to 1992. Since joining the faculty at George Mason, Professor Lund has taught Constitutional law, legislation, federal election law, employment discrimination, state and local government, and a seminar on the Second Amendment.
Established in 1990, The NRA Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization that raises tax-deductible contributions in support of a wide range of firearm-related public interest activities of the National Rifle Association of America and other organizations that defend and foster the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans.
