Ms. Michelle Barrera-Valenzuela is a first-year law student at DePaul University College of Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois Chicago. Ms. Michelle Barrera-Valenzuela hopes to dedicate her legal career to human rights work, environmental advocacy, and protecting the rights of vulnerable communities. She plans to use the HLSF scholarship to lessen the financial cost of law school while she pursues her career goals.
“Yo muy serio voy remando
Muy adentro sonrío
Creo que he visto una luz
Al otro lado del río”
— Jorge Drexler