Noelia Rivera-Calderón ’19 is a Beasley Scholar, Diaz Scholar, and 2017 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Ms. Rivera-Calderón earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies Education at Boston University, where she became interested in the intersection of education and children’s autonomy. After graduating, Ms. Rivera-Calderón worked for several years as a middle school teacher, where she saw the effects of law and policy in the lives of her students and became interested in advocating for children on a larger scale. At Temple, she is the 2017-2018 Program Director of the School Discipline Advocacy Service (SDAS), an organization through which law students act as advocates for Philadelphia K-12 students in school disciplinary proceedings. Outside of Temple, she continues to coach debate at the school where she used to teach. In Washington, D.C., Ms. Rivera-Calderón is a Law Clerk at the National Juvenile Defender Center. After graduating law school, she hopes to build a career advocating for children in law and policy.
