USA (Commonwealth Union)_ A second-year Indian-American student at Harvard Law School has become the president of the famous Harvard Law Review, making her the first Indian-American woman to hold the prestigious post in the 136-year history of the journal. As per the latest report, Apsara Iyer was chosen the 137th president of the Harvard Law Review, which was established in 1887 and is one of the oldest student-run legal study journals.
According to media reports, Iyer’s goal as president of the Law Review is to involve more editors in the process of reading and choosing articles and maintain the publication’s reputation for excellent work. Iyer added, “I think that right now I’m just focused on making sure we keep the lights on and everything going”. Iyer’s honorable predecessors who served on the prestigious post include Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former US president Barack Obama. According to reports, Iyer graduated from Yale in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Mathematics, and Spanish.
Priscila Coronado, Iyer’s immediate predecessor, expressed confidence in her skills. According to her, the journal is very fortunate to have Iyer at the top position. Coronado stated, “Apsara has changed the lives of many editors for the better, and I know she will continue to do so. From the start, she has impressed her fellow editors with her remarkable intelligence, thoughtfulness, warmth, and fierce advocacy.” According to reports, Iyer’s desire to learn the value of cultural heritage pushed her to serve in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit, which investigates the theft of art and antiquities.
Iyer also served at the office in 2018 prior to enrolling at the Law School, and she took a leave of absence following her first year of law school to return to the position. Iyer entered the Harvard Law Review through a competitive procedure known as write-on, in which Harvard Law School students seriously fact-check a report and give opinion on a recent State or Supreme Court Case. Iyer is a member of the South Asian Law Students Association as well as the Harvard Human Rights Journal and the National Security Journal published by the Law School.
