A 42-year-old Nigerian-American lady achieves remarkable success as a law professor at Harvard University.
As the first Nigerian to be elevated to the position of law professor at Harvard University, Dehlia Umunna, a 42-year-old Nigerian-American woman, has set an incredible record.
After completing high school, Dehlia Umunna, a Nigerian native, moved to the US to continue her education. She graduated from California State University in the nation with a bachelor’s degree in communications.
Before going on to earn a second degree in law from George Washington University Law Center in the United States, Dehlia also holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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Dehlia joined the District of Columbia’s Public Defender Service after completing law school, representing hundreds of impoverished individuals and children.
She also taught and oversaw students in the Civil Clinic while serving as an Adjunct Professor of Law and Practitioner in Residence at American University and Washington College of Law.
In 2007, Dehlia became a member of the Harvard Law School faculty, serving as a Clinical Instructor at the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI). She was named a professor of law at the university in 2015.
Speaking about her appointment, Dehlia expressed her happiness at being able to follow her own passions. She also conveyed her appreciation for the school’s deep commitment to issues related to social justice, mass incarceration, criminal justice, and indigent defense.
Umunna told Harvard Law Today, “I am thankful for the school’s profound interest and dedication to issues of criminal justice, mass incarceration, indigent defense, and social justice, and I relish this extraordinary opportunity to continue work that I am truly passionate about.”
