Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia of Penn State Law has been appointed Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties supports the Department of Homeland Security in providing national security while preserving individual liberty, fairness, and equality under the law.
Commenting on her new role, Wadhia remarked, “Bringing back my experience at DHS will help me enrich the classroom experience for my students and broaden my lens on the internal work of agencies, and how institutions can respond or reform issues through an equity lens.”
Wadhia is Penn State Law’s associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is also the founder and director of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, where she works with students in the areas of community outreach, legal support in individual immigration work, and policy work for institutional clients. She will take a leave of absence from Penn State Law during this appointment.