Texas A&M University School of Law has received a gift of $15 million to establish a new Center on the Structural Constitution. The gift is among the largest donations ever received by Texas A&M University.
According to Texas A&M Law Dean Robert B. Ahdieh, the future center will focus on scholarship, teaching, and policy engagement around structural elements of the Constitution — including the separation of powers, federalism, supermajority requirements in Congress, the constitutional amendment process, the structure of the federal judiciary, and other related topics.
“This gift reflects the incredible contributions of every member of our Texas A&M Law community over the last few years, in making the law school a worthy candidate for such a significant gift,” Ahdieh said.
As it is built out, the programs of the center — to be led by a distinguished faculty chair — will range from scholarly conferences and student coursework to gatherings of judges, legislators, and policymakers. Ahdieh also expects the center will have a prominent presence in both Texas and Washington, D.C.
The center will be one of many new programs to occupy the new Research and Innovation Campus that the Texas A&M University System is building in Fort Worth, with Texas A&M Law as its academic anchor.
