A renowned law and economics scholar is visiting the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, the first scholar to arrive in Bloomington as part of an international agreement designed to strengthen ties between Mexico and the United States.
Dr. Miguel Angel Marmolejo, Ph.D., is the inaugural Fulbright-Garcia Robles Chair at Indiana University, serving as a visiting professor through the spring semester. His appointment is a result of the Fulbright-COMEXUS program, established in 2016 to create new and strengthen existing ties between Mexican and American universities, faculty, and students. Other schools at Indiana University will host future Fulbright-Robles recipients on a rotating basis.
“Hosting IU’s inaugural Fulbright-Garcia Robles Chair is a source of pride not only for the Law School, but for our university,” said Dean Christiana Ochoa. “In 2023, Mexico became the top U.S. trading partner, and our mutual challenges on a range of legal issues pertaining to energy, the environment, trade, finance, human migration, and so many others require us to deepen our relationships with Mexican scholars, and having Dr. Marmolejo working with our students and faculty here in Baier Hall and with our colleagues across campus is an exciting start.”
Ochoa helped establish the position while serving as academic director of the IU Mexico Gateway, alongside on-site Gateway Director Molly Fisher. As demonstrated by this innovative scholar mobility program, the Gateway plays a key role in establishing a strong partnership that benefits IU’s academic units.
“The establishment of the Fulbright-García Robles Mexico Chair at IU promises to enrich our scholars, students, and university community with invaluable international exchange and knowledge,” Fisher said. “We extend our gratitude to Dr. Marmolejo as the inaugural chair, and to all those who tirelessly contributed to the creation of this impactful program.”
Marmolejo is teaching two courses at the Law School—International Environmental Law: Energy Sustainability and Commercial Arbitration—while continuing his research on justice and economic affairs derived from the Mexican Energy Reform.
He was appointed research professor at Universidad Panamericana in 2017 and as a research professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in 2020. Marmolejo has been a visiting academic at the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom and at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico. Recently he was designated OECD advisor in Mexico, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law member, and a social witness by the Mexican Ministry of Energy.
His work has been published in the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, The Journal of World Energy Law & Business, and The Routledge Handbook of Energy Law, among others. Marmolejo’s recent scholarship has compared the recovery of the energy sector in Latin America and the European Union after the COVID-19 pandemic and examined the rights of electricity consumers in Mexico.
“I am honored to be the inaugural Fulbright-Garcia Robles Chair at Indiana University,” Marmolejo said. “Indiana University and its Maurer School of Law are recognized globally for their scholarly impact, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of this special community.”