Tag: Summer 2018

Law professor Miriam Seifter says her teaching philosophy is twofold. “First, law school should be empowering, not deflating. I want my classes to be a place where students find their voices rather than only hearing mine.” “But second, I believe the way to empower students is to challenge them,” she adds. “When given the opportunity, …

1. What’s in a name? For Tomás Clasen, ancestry, pride, opportunity. “My parents are German and Irish, and my birth mother is Guatemalan. When I was 12, my school in suburban Milwaukee put together a cultural fair. I made the decision to learn more about my Guatemalan heritage and my birth mother. I learned she …