Student Spotlights
Norman Ostrow Memorial Scholar
What first inspired you to pursue a career in law?
In the summer before my junior year of high school, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer just a few miles away from my home. His death was the catalyst of…
NYU Law Dean's Graduate Scholar
What is your favorite part about being a NYU Law student?
Being a law student at NYU has been a wholesome experience, so I will name two favorites. First, I love the diverse community in the LLM program. I…
What is your favorite part about being a NYU Law student?
First of all, NYU Law is probably one of the most socially and academically progressive law schools in the world. NYU Law is an intellectual powerhouse where people come together to…
What is your favorite part about being a NYU Law student?
My favorite part about being an NYU Law student is the amount of public interest-minded students and opportunities. I’ve met so many other students interested in other areas of…
Filomen M. D'Agostino Scholar for Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and/or Criminal Justice
What first inspired you to pursue a career in law?
In undergrad, I took a history class on the Civil Rights Movement, taught by one of my favorite…
What is your favorite part about being a NYU Law student?
Being part of a diverse community. When talking to students from different universities, I feel that NYU has done an incredible job in selecting students from the most various regions…
NYU Law Dean's Graduate Award
What is your favorite part about being an LLM student at NYU Law?
I recently described my experience at NYU to a friend as equivalent to that of a child in a candy store (not to mention what it feels like to be…
NYU Law Dean's Scholarship
What is your favorite part about being a NYU Law student?
I love the community at NYU. My class started during the first year of the pandemic, and I was struck by how…
Former Co-Director of the South Asian Law Students Association
What drew you to NYU Law?
I was drawn to NYU Law because of its strong public interest community. I knew that I wanted to spend my time in law school surrounded by people who…
Jacobson Scholar;
Furman Academic Scholar;
Latham and Watkins Award in Technology and Law;
Joyce Lowinson IILJ Research Scholar;
Nordlicht Family Law and Social Entrepreneurship Scholar;
NYU School of Law Dean's Scholar
What drew you to NYU…
Co-Chair RISE Indivisible (Resisting Injustice, Standing for Equality)
What has been the best surprise about your law school experience?
As an undergraduate, I found professors to be very intimidating. As a law student, I've been…
Student Fellow, Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
What drew you to NYU Law?
NYU felt like a reflection of my life experience in a lot of ways: I was born abroad, spent time abroad growing up, and worked abroad before law…
Paul Weiss Fellow, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
Pollack Center for Law & Business Scholarship
What drew you to NYU Law?
It was important for me to go to a school with a strong public interest presence and clinics. Law…
Student Fellow, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement
Louis H. Solomon Scholarship
What drew you to NYU Law?
One of the most important factors for me was finding a law school where I would be provided with the support and…
Fellow, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network
Norma Z. Paige Scholarship
What drew you to NYU Law?
I chose NYU School of Law because of its career development opportunities. I am a mother and a first-generation law student, so job…
AnBryce Scholar
Student Fellow, Policing Project
What has been the best surprise about your law school experience?
I came into law school interested in working in the criminal justice reform space. However, I was really unsure…
Fellow, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement
Fellow, Moelis Urban Law & Public Affairs
Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business Scholarship
Nordlicht Family Law and Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship
What has…
Fellow, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network
Fellow, Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy
Center for Cyber Security Scholarship
Maximillian Moss Memorial Scholarship
NYU School of Law Dean's Scholarship
What has been the best…
Fellow, Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy
Furman Public Policy Scholarship
Joyce Lowinson IILJ Research Scholars
NYU School of Law Dean's Scholarship
What drew you to NYU Law?
I’m interested in intellectual property issues,…
Fellow, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network
Fellow, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
Norman Ostrow Memorial Scholarship
Derrick Bell Scholarship for Public Service
What drew you to NYU Law?
I was drawn to NYU Law because of the…