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Hometown: Beaufort, SC
Elijah Heyward III was a Presidential Scholar at Hampton University, where he earned many honors as a History and Leadership Studies double-major—including National Dean’s List, J. Edgar Hoover Scholar and Target All-Around Scholar.
Elijah interned at a law firm in his home town of Beaufort, South Carolina during the summer of 2002. In 2003, he interned in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. And during his final summer at the Institute, Elijah conducted research as an intern at the Howard University Legal Center. He is a graduate of Yale Divinity School, where he was awarded a public service fellowship, which enabled to him to mentor a selected group of New Haven public school students.
Elijah currently works for the Institute and and is Director for the Youth Scholar Academy.
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