Emma Weise LAW ’24 is a Law Faculty Scholar and a 2023 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, she is an active member of the Student Public Interest Committee and the Temple Family Law Society. Emma graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 2014 with a B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in American Studies.
Prior to law school, Emma had a wide range of experiences including work as a committee page for the Minnesota House of Representatives, running an arts and crafts bar, and excavations as part of an international team in Vix, France. Her eclectic background exposed her to people from all walks of life and guided her to make the decision to go to law school.
As a proud member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Emma is interested in policy issues surrounding tribal sovereignty. As the granddaughter of a survivor of Native American child removal, Emma is also interested in policy issues surrounding child welfare.
During the summer of 2023 Emma will be interning with the Child Advocacy Unit of the Philadelphia Defender’s Association, which provides representation for children in dependency cases.