The Carey Law School at the University of Pennsylvania has created the Sadie T.M. Alexander Post-Graduate Fellowship. Named for the school’s first Black woman graduate and one of the country’s first Black women to earn a Ph.D. in economics, the fellowship program will provide two years of funding for graduates whose work advances civil rights, with priority given to projects focused on racial and economic justice.
The new fellowship follows the recent closure of Penn Carey Law’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Engagement and a pause in the Sadie T.M. Alexander Scholarship program, which covered tuition for students who planned to focus their studies and future law practice on racial justice. Instead of continuing this scholarship, which has been in place since 2021, the law school has established several new need-based, full-tuition scholarships.
“Together, these initiatives affirm Penn Carey Law’s dedication to reducing barriers to entry and ensuring that students—regardless of financial circumstances—can embark on their legal education and carry it forward into their choice of meaningful careers,” reads a statement from the Carey Law School. “These initiatives also honor the legacy of Dr. Alexander by extending her vision of access and opportunity while the Sadie T.M. Alexander Scholarship remains paused for new applications.”
