A proud moment for the Indian-American community comes after a second-year student gets elected as the president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review. In the 136-year history, an Indian-American has taken the position at the prestigious publication.
As per the report published by the Harvard Crimson, Apsara Iyer was elected as the 137th president of the Harvard Law Review, one of the oldest student-run legal scholarship publications established in 1887. Ms Iyer’s position had been previously held by prominent members such as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former US President Barak Obama.
In her first statements as the president, Apsara Iyer revealed her objective of including “more editors in the process of reviewing and selecting articles and upholding the publication's reputation for 'high-quality' work." However, she also revealed her current focus on making sure “we keep the lights on and everything going”.
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A brief description of Ms Iyer’s background reveals that she received her bachelor’s in Economics and Math and Spanish from the prestigious Ivy League Yale University in 2016. As the 137th president of the Harvard Law Review, Ms Iyer would be replacing Priscila Coronado, who asserted that the publication is “extremely lucky” to have Ms Iyer lead the cause further.
In Coronado’s statement, Apsara has helped change the lives of several editors for the better, adding that she hopes Ms Iyer continues to do so during her time as the president. Coronado further revealed that “Apsara has impressed her fellow editors with her remarkable intelligence, thoughtfulness, warmth, and fierce advocacy."
Apsara Iyer had previously worked in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit which has been responsible for tracking stolen works of art and artefacts. According to The Crimson, Apsara had displayed an interest in understanding the value of cultural heritage”, which then led her to work with this Unit.
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The Crimson further added that Ms Iyer had worked in the office in 2018 before joining Law School, subsequently taking a leave of absence to return to the role after the first year of study.
According to reports, Ms Iyer had entered the Harvard Law Review after participating in a competitive process called a ‘write-on’. The process requires students of Harvard Law to "rigorously fact-check a document and provide commentary on a recent State or Supreme Court Case."
Previously involved in the Law Schools Harvard Human Rights Journal and the National Security Journal, Apsara Iyer is a member of the South Asian Law Students Association as well, reports revealed.
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Source: NDTV
