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Robert H. Jackson

BGSU gains pipeline to former Supreme Court justice's legacy

With the signing today (June 20) in Jamestown, N.Y., of an agreement between the Robert H. Jackson Center for Justice and BGSU, Bowling Green students will have the unique opportunity to study and conduct research at the important historical center.

The Jackson Center is dedicated to preserving the memory and advancing the ideas of the former Supreme Court justice and chief American prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials. While on the Supreme Court, Jackson also participated in the unanimous decision in the pivotal 1954 desegregation case of Brown v. Board of Education, and earlier served as chief legal defender of such landmark legislation as the Social Security Act of 1935.

The agreement was signed by President Sidney Ribeau and center President Gregory L. Peterson. Representing the University at the center were Dr. Heinz Bulmahn, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate College, and Dr. Douglas Neckers, McMaster Research Professor of Photochemical Sciences and executive director of the Center for Photochemical Sciences. The agreement will help promote the center as an archival resource for study of Jackson’s influence and provide a variety of opportunities for BGSU students.

Private funding will be sought to develop an internship program for undergraduate students, and BGSU will establish a graduate assistantship to promote thesis or dissertation research related to Jackson.

In return, the Jackson Center will benefit from Bowling Green’s help with evaluating and archiving the collected documents and artifacts to make them more accessible to scholars, educators and students. BGSU will also serve as an outlet for dissemination of scholarly publications based on materials assembled at the Jackson Center.

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