Addressing Inequities and Disparities
Haja Sannoh is pursuing a career path that will help her represent those lacking the resources to advocate for themselves.
It was love at first sight when Haja Sannoh visited the Towson University campus with her high school鈥檚 Minority Scholars Program. Research on TU graduates who attended law school confirmed her decision to attend.
鈥淚 knew I wanted to go into the legal field,鈥� says Sannoh. 鈥淢y professors have exposed me to so many different opportunities,鈥� says Sannoh, an economics and political science major. She received Summer Research Grant for $5,000 from TU to study mortality rates among different races as part of an economics project with Professor Seth Gitter. 鈥淭he end goal is publication,鈥� she notes.
Through her involvement with , the professional co-ed business fraternity, 鈥淚 gained business skills and had the opportunity to speak with a corporate attorney.鈥�
鈥� My professors have exposed me to so many different opportunities. 鈥�
Sannoh is also driven by a desire to give back to the community and help young people reach their dreams. As a member of MentHer, a mentoring program that pairs TU students with mentors in the business field and pairs high school girls with TU mentors, she visited Randallstown High School to raise student awareness of college as a future option and oversaw a student tour of the TU campus.
As a teacher鈥檚 aide in Forest Park High School and mentor in Randallstown High School in Baltimore, 鈥淚 saw striking differences in the schools in Baltimore City,鈥� describes Sannoh. 鈥淭hose experiences made me aware of the issues that many people are going through in this country.鈥� With her resolve to be a lawyer strengthened, Sannoh says, 鈥淢y eyes have been open to injustices. I want to be that person to defend those without the resources to defend themselves.鈥�