Ashley Rotchford ’18 is a Beasley Scholar and a Law & Public Policy Scholar. Ms. Rotchford graduated with a B.A. in Religious Studies with Honors from Gettysburg College, and a minor in Anthropology. She is a member of Theta Alpha Kappa, the Religious Studies Honors Society. Ms. Rotchford studied abroad in Cairo, Egypt where she concentrated her senior thesis on the tensions between Coptic Christians and the Muslim Brotherhood. Prior to entering law school, Ms. Rotchford spent a summer as a refugee department intern at the International Institute of Connecticut. She then took a position as an e-commerce marketing assistant at a large numismatics company. Her experience in college and post-graduation compounded her commitment to protecting immigrant and refugee rights in the United States. Ms. Rotchford chose to attend law school to further her interests in domestic and international immigration issues. While in law school, Ms. Rotchford has been active in numerous student organizations. She is the residing president of the National Lawyers Guild at Temple, and is the chair of the Immigration and Human Rights Committee. As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Ms. Rotchford is serving as a policy and advocacy intern at the National Immigration Forum, a non-profit organization focused on the promotion of the rights of noncitizens in the United States.
