Vanessa Robert Avery became the US Attorney for the District of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ just two months ago. But she’s already changing the way her office connects with the public. This week, we talk with Avery about what it's like being the first African American woman in the role and her goals for her tenure. And we hear from the executive director of a new Yale program that is making law school more accessible to historically marginalized students.
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- Vanessa Roberts Avery: for the District of º£½Ç»»ÆÞ
- Kayla Vinson: Executive Director of the and co-leads the
- Akia Callum: Fellow in Yale's ‘Access to Law School’ program and an incoming student at the
This program was also produced by J. Carlisle Larsen and Kevin Chang Barnum.
Thanks to our summer interns, Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.
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