1 Year Out is an interview series highlighting alumni from the class of 2014 who are engaged in public service, entrepreneurship, or nonprofit work in any capacity- through their employment, a volunteer position, or on the side. So tell me about your life 1 Year Out of Wesleyan! I’m a rising 2L at UT Law.…
The third and final panel discussion in the “Drugs, Harm and the Campus” series: About the panelists: Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States that promotes alternatives to the war on drugs. Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy…
Community Advisors Jenna Starr, Nikki Dodd, Marjahn Finlayson and Talia Bauerer are bringing five remarkable alumni to campus on Thursday, April 23 for another career panel discussion! Come hear from the following panelists about their career paths, experiences in graduate or professional school, and lessons learned about life after Wes: Melissa McCaw ’01, Budget Director…
In the final lecture of the Centralization and Decentralization series hosted by the Allbritton Center Collaborative Cluster Initiative, Heather Gerken – J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School – will discuss “the Loyal Opposition”: The term “loyal opposition” is not often used in American debates because we believe that we lack an institutional…
Philip K. Howard is a lawyer, civic leader, and writer whose work addresses the effects of an overly complex legal code on our governing system and daily lives. In The Rule of Nobody, he argues that the American government is paralyzed by detailed, outmoded laws, and advocates for a radically simplified system where officials and citizens are free to be practical — to ask,…
An excellent learning opportunity from Ed Ungvarsky ’90: The Northern Virginia Capital Defender Office represents men and woman who are charged with capital murder and are facing the possibility of the death penalty. Together, a team of lawyers, mitigation specialists, fact investigators, mental health professionals, and other experts expends its best efforts to secure our clients the…
Forensic Policy Intern, The Innocence Project: The Innocence Project is looking for a Policy Intern who will work mainly with the Forensic Policy team, tasked with conducting background searches, coordinating and maintaining resource databases, and assisting in the preparation of strategic policy initiatives both at the state and federal level. (Deadline: Tuesday, May 6) Foreign Affairs Intern,…
For the first time ever, the Immigrant Justice Corps is recruiting post-graduate fellows to work with immigration law in New York City! Brought to us by Sarah Deri Oshiro ’04, this opportunity is perfect for graduating seniors interested in working with law and immigrant populations. Announced & Accepting Applications for 2014 The Immigrant Justice Corps…
In March, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awarded internship grants to Wesleyan students planning to spend their summers pursuing experiences in diverse fields of social change. Each grant recipient was asked to report back on his/her work with blog posts and photos. Here’s one, a report from Wesley Close ’15, a Latin American Studies major who…
