Alumna Haley Magwood looked to Africana Studies at UD for guidance. Of her training in Africana Studies she says, "I was given the analytical tools to question every political class I encountered, and I was able to challenge and confront my courses and interests within an Afrocentric perspective.” Advice from Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Jorge Serrano inspired Haley to pursue a career in law. “He noticed that I had a talent for writing and a skill for articulating my thoughts to others,” she says. “Until then, I had only thought about attending law school briefly, but after joining the Legal Studies department, I took the path more seriously.”