Anthony Yahya

Anthony Yahya is a fourth-year, double majoring in Political Science and Sociology with a minor in African American Studies. His departmental honors thesis in Sociology revolves around an understanding of the ‘Latino vote’, which has often been perceived as an homogeneous voting-block through public perception. Though, this oftentimes serves to overlook the prominent subsect of voters that are inherently conservative. Thus, in his research, Anthony aims to further understand the influences which result in the maintenance and development of conservative political ideologies within a population of Latino college students. This research lies on the understanding that Latino college students vote based on influences outside of just their ethnic background. This can be observed in various forms such as academic, familial, and religious affiliation. Outside of his research, Anthony is one of 34 selected fellows in the Harvard Law School Future Leaders in Law Fellowship Program. He has previously worked with the URC-HASS as a part of the Summer Fellows Program and maintains a wide array of involvements on campus, such as the highly selective Bunche Fellows Program. He has written as an author for various undergraduate law reviews, publishing his legal research/analysis in Business Law and Critical Race Theory. Anthony’s long term goals involve continuing his research and attending law school to become an attorney and advocate for the rights of others.