Clara Hu is a senior at Columbia College studying psychology and mathematics. Her academic journey is marked by a commitment to advancing social justice through research and community engagement. On campus, Clara dedicates her time to working as a research assistant at the Laboratory of Intergroup Relations and the Social Mind under Dr. Valerie Purdie-Greenaway, where she studies anti-DEI sentiments and legislation. As the co-Vice President of the Columbia University UNICEF Club, she–along with her Executive Board members–recently planned and hosted 200+ attendees and 21 speakers at the club’s first annual Spring Gala, which fostered conversation centered around children’s and human rights. She is also a choreographer, dancer, and previous Treasurer of Orchesis, as well as a member of the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review and Columbia Medical Review. Off campus, Clara has worked in the legal field at various capacities–from assisting in immigration clinic to second-chairing the prosecuting attorney in a domestic violence trial as an intern at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.