{"id":16099,"date":"2023-07-25T16:06:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T23:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=16099"},"modified":"2023-07-25T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T23:06:19","slug":"truman-scholarship-career-as-civil-rights-attorney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/truman-scholarship-career-as-civil-rights-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate will use rare, prestigious Truman Scholarship to springboard career as civil rights attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                          \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_top-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC Dornsife student Michael Solomon encourages undergraduates to apply for the Truman Scholarship. (Photos: Courtesy of Michael Solomon.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=student\">Student<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Undergraduate will use rare, prestigious Truman Scholarship to springboard career as civil rights attorney<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  History and international relations double major Michael Solomon is \u201ca firm believer in the potential of scholarship and shared knowledge as vehicles for change.\u201d\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Darrin S. Joy<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">July 25, 2023<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 4.0350274 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Solomon, a rising senior at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has been named a Truman Scholar. The <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/hist\/\">history<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/\">international relations<\/a> double-major was selected to receive the prestigious competitive scholarship based in part on his outstanding leadership potential and his academic excellence.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.truman.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation<\/a> grants each scholar $30,000 for graduate studies, leadership training, career counseling, and federal government internship and fellowship opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Solomon, who hails from the Washington, D.C., suburb of Silver Springs, Maryland, plans to use the scholarship to pursue graduate degrees in law and history after graduating from USC Dornsife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a firm believer in the potential of scholarship and shared knowledge as vehicles for change,\u201d he says. Through his studies, he aims to build critical skills that will complement his efforts in the courtroom. He also hopes to build on his advocacy work.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16101\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16101 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_instorya-500x279.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_instorya-500x279.png 500w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_instorya-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/soloman_truman_scholarship_instorya.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Solomon (second from left) stands on stage during the 2018 March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A co-founder of Montgomery County Students for Change, one of the D.C. area\u2019s largest youth advocacy organizations, Solomon has already spent several years in grassroots organization around gun violence prevention, education equity and civic engagement.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also interned with municipal and federal government offices as well as policy, social and education consulting firms.<\/p>\n<p>At USC, he is co-president of the university\u2019s chapter of BlackGen Capital, which serves those who are underrepresented in business and the financial services industry.<\/p>\n<p>He sees obtaining a law degree as important to continuing these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough my organizing work on the issues of school segregation, gun violence and civic engagement, I\u2019ve come to recognize legal advocacy as an imperative avenue for justice,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope to start my law career working in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and later work as a litigator for renowned legal advocacy organizations such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund or the American Civil Liberties Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The inside scoop on applying<\/h3>\n<p>The process of applying for a Truman Scholarship \u2014 open to undergraduates during their junior year \u2014 presents significant challenges, and it\u2019s not for the faint of heart, according to Solomon. He was one of just 62 recipients chosen from among more than 700 applicants from 275 colleges and universities nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started the application process, I had never competed for a graduate-level scholarship and was very intimidated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But staff at USC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Honors and Fellowships<\/a> program are available to help students like Solomon apply for this and other scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very intentional about creating a support system that provides mentors along the application journey,\u201d said Katie Ann Capra, manager of the program. \u201cBecause these awards are incredibly competitive, it is important to us that students build their personal and professional narrative along the way. The result of this work is a portfolio that an applicant can repurpose for future endeavors no matter the outcome of the selection process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Solomon notes that much of his success in and out of academia comes from the people he\u2019s encountered as a student and advocate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone \u2014 from faculty and staff here at USC to mentors back in Maryland \u2014 has played such a significant role in my development as a student and public servant,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have done any of this without them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged other students with interests similar to his to apply for the Truman Scholarship, but he cautioned that their sense of achievement shouldn\u2019t hinge on a successful application.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny student who has a genuine commitment to public service should definitely apply because that commitment will show during your interview,\u201d he said. \u201cBut whether a student ends up receiving the Truman ultimately has little bearing on their value as an advocate or public servant. 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