The Harvard Law Review, which has been in existence for 130 years, has named student Imelme A. Umana its president. Umana makes history as she will serve as the law review’s first Black woman president.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Umana, who is from Harrisburg, Pa., anticipates receiving her Harvard law degree in 2018, and she graduated from Harvard College in 2014. As an undergraduate she focused on African American studies, served as president of the Harvard’s Institute of Politics and worked at the university’s Hiphop Archive.
In her position, Umana will manage more than 90 student editors and permanent staff members. In addition, she will communicate with writers, including senior faculty members at Harvard.
