Two students from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Taylor Horton and Gaby Treviño-Gutiérrez, have been awarded the Peggy Browning Fellowship in workplace justice advocacy. They are the 24th and 25th recipients from the institution since 2004.
The fellowship, created by the Peggy Browning Fund in memory of Margaret A. Browning, supports law students who work with labor unions, worker centers, not-for-profit organizations, and union-side law firms during their summer or a semester.
Taylor Horton will serve as a law clerk for the United Auto Workers labor union in Detroit. "My dad was a career high school teacher and a proud member of the American Federation of Teachers union," Horton says. "I grew up with discussions about what unions mean, both for our family, and for other families like ours."
Gaby Treviño-Gutiérrez will spend her summer with the Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project in Chicago. Her inspiration comes from her parents' experiences as migrant workers. "Factory settings are incredibly dangerous places," she recalls.
Both students will receive funding to support their work over the summer and will attend the Peggy Browning Fund’s annual National Law Students Workers’ Rights Conference in Baltimore.