Each quarter, the Stanford Center for Racial Justice hosts part-time internships for Stanford University undergraduate juniors and seniors, graduate, and law students to support our work to address some of the most challenging problems in our country resulting from the history and persistence of racism. We are excited to announce our amazing Spring 2023 cohort, who collectively bring a stellar range of personal, academic, and professional experiences that will contribute to the advancement of racial justice!

Meet Our Spring 2023 Interns

Amanpreet Singh | Amanpreet (they/them) is a first-year law student from Pelham, N.Y. interested in intersections of international human rights, prisoners’ rights, and trans rights. Before law school, they completed a master’s degree in Comparative Literature at SOAS University of London and interned with the National Urban League to research and draft policy alternatives to policing and the school-to-prison pipeline. At the law school, Amanpreet is part of three pro bono projects in which they assist clients with changing name and gender markers, asylum seekers applying for adjustment of their legal status, and prisoners with general legal questions. This summer, they will be working at Oasis Legal Services, which assists queer and trans clients applying for asylum, and Project South, which provides legal support for community organizing around deportation centers and incarceration. In their free time, Amanpreet loves being outside, spending all their money at bookstores, and being in community with the ones they love.

Anna Chavez | Anna is a senior from San Antonio, Texas majoring in Public Policy with minors in Data Science and Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity. She is passionate about addressing the disparate impacts of policy on communities of color, including criminal justice, education, and the environment. During her sophomore year, she served as a research assistant with SPARQ; a Stanford behavioral science “do tank,” where she contributed to various criminal justice projects regarding police-community relations and racial profiling. In Spring 2021, Anna applied her commitment to service by completing a cardinal quarter fellowship with Public Citizen Texas as an Environmental Policy and Advocacy Intern. On campus, she is the President of Stanford Women in Politics (SWIP) and seeks to empower a community of women passionate about political and legal public service and reform.

Ebehi Izokun | Ebehi (she/her) is a 1L at Stanford Law School from Canada (Winnipeg, MB) primarily interested in the intersection of race and the education system. She completed her undergraduate education at Duke University and received a Bachelors in Psychology with minors in Education and Political Science. Prior to law school, Ebehi spent time as an English teacher in Atlanta through AmeriCorps and  as an AP Psychology teacher in New Milford, Conn. While in law school, she is a 1L representative for the Black Law Students Association, as well as a volunteer at Stanford’s Family Defense Project and the Legal Education for Adolescents Project (LEAP). In her free time, Ebehi enjoys watching anime, baking, and listening to Rod Wave and Afrobeats.

Ella Varney | Ella is a senior from Missoula, Mont. studying Anthropology with a minor in Education. She is passionate about advancing racial equity in education and building transformative educational spaces that center love, justice, and the holistic wellbeing of all students. For the 2020-2021 academic year, Ella worked as an Americorps Community Projects Coordinator at YouthBuild Philly Charter School. In this role, she supported instruction for the GreenBuild workforce development track with a focus on sustainable building practices; she also developed and facilitated a year-long environmental justice curriculum. On campus, she has worked as a student-staff member at the Women’s Community Center. In her free time, Ella loves adventuring outside with her friends and family.