Four New England Law | Boston Students Awarded Diversity & Service Scholarships - Yahoo Finance

Law Students Recognized for High Achievement, Military Service, and Diversity in the Legal Profession

BOSTON, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In September alone, four law students at New England Law | Boston received scholarship awards from firms and funds focused on diversity and service: Christianna Golden, Sebastien Gustave, Aisha Nanyanzi, and Layana White.

Christianna Golden, a third-year student and President of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at New England Law, is this year's winner of the Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd Law School Scholarship for Veterans. Golden served in the Marine Corps before pursuing her law degree. She is actively involved in public service organizations such as the CORI Initiative under New England Law's Center for Law and Social Responsibility, which assists indigent clients in sealing their criminal records. (Learn more at www.nesl.edu/CORI.)

Golden said, "As the uniform I wear will shift from digital green Marine pattern to that of the drafter of legislation, two things about these uniforms will remain consistent; I am a public servant armed with the Marine Corps leadership traits and it is my duty to serve the people of this great nation to be part of something bigger than myself."

Sebastien Gustave is a first-year student in the part-time evening program at New England Law. He is a Fall 2021 recipient of the George Floyd Memorial Legal Scholarship Fund, which was set up to "keep Mr. Floyd's memory alive while providing much-needed support to students." The Foundation has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships since its inception in 2020.

Executive Director Jacari Harris said, "Our hope at the George Floyd Memorial Foundation is that these high-achieving students will become attorneys, activists and scholars who will work to ensure people are treated fairly around the world."

"I am incredibly grateful and proud to be a recipient of this scholarship," said Gustave. "As a Haitian immigrant who came to the U.S. in my teens, not many of my peers have had the opportunity to pursue higher education. I thank the foundation for taking the time to help me out in these stringent times."

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