Laura Henderson, Class of 2008
木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht taught me how to think in an interdisciplinary way and to question the status quo.
Major: Law, Minor: Anthropology
Further education: LL.B. Dutch Law at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 (consecutively with 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht), LL.M Legal Research at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, PhD Legal Philosophy at Free 木瓜福利影视 Amsterdam
Present occupation: Assistant Professor International Law & Human Rights at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 and chairperson of GroenLinks (Green Party) in the province of Utrecht
What do you like about your current job most?
The opportunity to think about big legal and political problems and come up with interdisciplinary out-of-the-box-solutions.
How did 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht prepare you for the life after the College?
木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht taught me how to think in an interdisciplinary way and to question the status quo. I have used these skills in my academic work and political activities.
What is your best memory from your time at 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht?
Welcoming the Mayor of Utrecht as chairwoman of PoliticsCo (the students' politics club - red.)
Do you have any advice for current or future students?
Get active in the city of Utrecht, outside the college.
Is there anything else you would like to share?
The residential campus life was integral to the succesful, memorable and life-changing experience that 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht was for me and many of my peers. I hope that the college will remain residential, even if it has to move.