- DHRC Museum of Memory and Human Rights Fellowship, Santiago, Chile
- Fair Labor Association Fellowship
- Human Rights and Environmental Justice in Edéa Cameroon Internship
- Ian Fishback Human Rights Fellowship
- International Human Rights Fellowship
- Robert J. Donia Graduate Student Fellowship
- Social Change Initiative Fellowship
- Student-Initiated Summer Internship Fellowship
- Syria Justice and Accountability Centre Fellowship
- Fellowship for Research to Advance Global Health & Human Rights
Yeonkyoung No
Major: Politics, Philosophy and Economics and Translation Studies minor
Class: 2026
I attended Harvard Law School’s Public Writing and the Law event hosted by the Program on Law and Political Economy. As a student in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), I was drawn to the event because I wanted to better understand how legal institutions interact with social movements and public policy. The program featured journalists and editors from major publications, including The Nation, Jacobin, The New Republic, and The New York Times, and focused on how complex legal issues can be communicated effectively to broader public audiences.
The panel discussion was the highlight of the event where I had the chance to directly engage with journalists from leading publishers. I thought Liza Featherstone’s analogy of “building a plane while flying” captured the political urgency of today’s rapidly evolving media landscape, especially regarding lack of focus and accountability on a single reported issue. As news cycles accelerate and major headlines change (war to tariffs to nuclear weapons), journalists must interpret complex legal and political developments in real time, balancing speed with accuracy and accessibility. Reporting on legal issues requires navigating a constant tension between interpretation and precision while ensuring that the public can meaningfully understand unfolding events.
