Rule of Law Initiative
Learn more about the Holloran Center's efforts to support the integration of the rule of law into professional identity formation.
About the Rule of Law Initiative
The Rule of Law Working Group is a joint enterprise of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions and the “Pluralizing” Legal Professional Identity: Democracy, Equity, Justice, and the Law School Curriculum” project led by Eduardo Capulong and funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation. The members of the working group include: Kendall Kerew (Georgia State), Andrew King-Ries (Montana), Tania Luma (Loyola Chicago), Jerry Organ (University of St. Thomas), Aric Short (Texas A&M), and Kelly Terry (University of Arkansas Little-Rock).
The Working Group has created a set of documents outlining a definition and foundational principles, supplemental descriptions, and a learning outcome for the Rule of Law to be used in educational settings. All of these resources can be found in PDFs accessible from the links on the right side of the page (in web view format).
We are grateful to those who attended our Workshop on Professional Identity Formation and the Rule of Law in October 2025. We are working on compiling the teaching materials that were presented at the Workshop and will make them available here when we are able.
Contact
Jerry Organ
Co-Director, Holloran Center
Email
jmorgan@stthomas.edu
Thank You to Our October 2025 Workshop Sponsors
The October 2025 Workshop on Professional Identity Formation and the Rule of Law was generously sponsored by The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University and by West Academic, A BARBRI Company.
Submit a Blog Post About the Rule of Law
Have you written articles or scholarship about the Rule of Law? Do you have teaching exercises to share? We would love to consider your thoughtfully written, 300-3000 word piece about the Rule of Law for the Holloran Center Blog.