{"id":11300,"date":"2022-08-29T18:35:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T22:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/?p=11300"},"modified":"2022-08-29T21:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T01:06:10","slug":"the-next-generation-of-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/the-next-generation-of-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Generation of Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo, left to right: Kayla Richardson ’24 and Leah Wilkins ’23<\/h6>\n

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Kayla Richardson ’24, <\/span>sociology, political science double major<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

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  • Inaugural cohort and only Hollins student, Roadmap Scholars, University of Virginia, 2022<\/li>\n
  • Mentor, Student Success Leader, Hollins, 2022-23<\/li>\n
  • Class of 2024 Vice President in 2021-22 and 2022-23<\/li>\n
  • Senator, Model UN\/Model Arab League since 2021<\/li>\n
  • Hollins Summer Research Fellow, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]I definitely gained a lot of knowledge as a UVA Roadmap Scholar.<\/strong><\/span> I have a better understanding of legal writing, applying to law school, and what law school will look like. Before the Supreme Court rulings, [my cohort] already was discussing them. The Roe v. Wade<\/em> ruling was a tough one for us, even though we saw it coming. It motivates me even more, though. Who else is going to make changes?<\/p>\n

    Growing up, I was always politically engaged and thought everyone else was into policy, too.<\/strong><\/span> I want to see a change in the world, and being a lawyer aligns with that. During my 2021 J-Term class, Trial and Error with Judge David Carson [23rd Judicial Circuit in Roanoke], I saw civil proceedings. Even traffic court was inspiring. I saw lawyers in action, working together in the background for common ground, which isn\u2019t what you see on TV. [As an attorney], I want to be involved directly benefiting marginalized communities. Since the Roadmap Scholars program, I am leaning toward criminal law.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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    Leah Wilkins ’23, <\/span>political science major; social justice, gender and women’s studies minors
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    • Part of first cohort of Hollins students ever selected for the nationally competitive 2021 pre-law Pipeline PLUS Scholar program; Leah attended the University of Houston Law Center and won the Best Legal Writing Scholar award<\/li>\n
    • University of Colorado Boulder Mini Law School, 2022 Marivious Allen intern, Carrier & Allison Law Firm, Beaumont, TX, Summer 2022<\/li>\n
    • Georgetown University Junior State of America Summer Program, 2018<\/li>\n
    • Chair, Honor Court and Appeals Board, 2021-22, 2022-23<\/li>\n
    • Mentor, Hollins University Early Transition Program 2020-21<\/li>\n
    • Vice-President, Sandusky Service House 2020-present<\/li>\n
    • Vice President, Black Student Alliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The recent Roe v. Wade<\/em> decision is so stressful, especially in Texas.<\/strong><\/span> It fuels me to work harder. Seeing a Supreme Court Justice who looks like me is monumental. Having J.D. after my name will allow people to see as well as hear my words.<\/p>\n

      Being Honor Court Chair really makes me think about decisions and consequences.<\/strong> <\/span>It isn\u2019t just a slap on the wrist. I didn\u2019t realize how real-life this experience is. There are not a lot of students who have the student handbook highlighted with sticky notes.<\/p>\n

      This past summer, I shadowed at the courthouse, went over depositions, and got a lot of hands-on experience.<\/strong><\/span> Originally, I wanted to be a prosecutor, but Professor Chenette said to see both sides. I am loving the defense end of law, which surprised me. At a bigger university, I would not have had this much care from my professors. I know that they listen to me, which will really help me in the legal field and how I will care for my clients.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Photo, left to right: Kayla Richardson ’24 and Leah Wilkins ’23 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kayla Richardson ’24, sociology, political science double major [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text] Inaugural cohort and only Hollins student, Roadmap Scholars, University of Virginia, 2022 Mentor, Student Success Leader, Hollins, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[133],"class_list":["post-11300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-summer-2022"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11300"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11400,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11300\/revisions\/11400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}