‘It takes courage to make change’ Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10, executive director of Essie Justice Group — a nonprofit organization she founded with the support of the Harvard Public Service Venture Fund — discusses the organization's work, her formative clinical experiences, and the importance of building community. Making Herstory Ayesha Malik LL.M. ’99 has used her position, inside and outside the courtroom, to advocate for women in the legal system. “This is not a burden,” she says. “This is my calling.” ‘A Good Time to Serve One’s Country’ This past April, 77 years after Clark W. Maser ’51 arrived in Marseille to help liberate France from Nazi occupation, he was proclaimed a knight of the Legion of Honor.
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