Recent MSU Graduate Reflects on Internship with United Farm Workers Foundation

As a former farm worker, Edith Saavedra was able to easily connect with the farmworker community and their struggles during her internship with the UFW (United Farm Workers) Foundation, a national organization that mobilizes farmworkers across the country to advocate for equitable policies including immigration reform, pesticide protections, heat standards, hazard pay, and other worker protections. The recent Michigan State…

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Humanities-Prelaw Student Gains Experience Through Unique Internship

Kennedy Parker, a junior majoring in Humanities-Prelaw, began interning with Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in the 30th Circuit Court over a year ago after meeting Aquilina when she spoke to her college law group, Empowering Women in Law MSU. After that meeting, Parker emailed Aquilina and expressed an interest in an internship. “I jumped at the idea of obtaining an internship…

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