Temple University – James E. Beasley School of Law has received a commitment of $5 million to create the Oller Center for the Rule of Law.
The center will offer merit-based financial aid to incoming and returning students interested in studying active democracy and the rule of law.
Yearly fellowships will also be established for new graduates and senior visiting professors or practitioners who will then work to advance innovative research within the center.
John Fry, president of Temple University, said through the new center, students will take part in innovative new courses and pursue consequential research, becoming exactly the type of advocates for justice the law school strives to produce.
Initially, the Oller Center will be located within Terra Hall at the university’s City Center campus.
The vision of the Oller Center for the Rule of Law is to serve as the Philadelphia home for a new national commitment to the rule of law and the principles of American democracy. Once fully operational, the center will offer scholars, policymakers, civic leaders and advocates for justice from a wide array of disciplines both resources and physical space where they can work.
The gift is from Richard Oller, J.D. ’79, and his wife Amy and their children, Benjamin Oller and Rebecca Oller.
“This Center for the Rule of Law can help sustain that momentum and deepen Temple Law’s commitment to educating lawyers who are grounded in fairness, equity and public service, while drawing on the full depth of Temple’s other colleges and departments in education, history, communications, economics and beyond; from Philadelphia and Temple campuses in Japan and Italy,” Oller said.
