AMST Student Feature: Celia Shapiro

Celia Shapiro is currently on track to graduate with a double major in American Studies and Government and triple minor in Inequality Studies; Crime, Prisons, Education and Justice; and Public Policy. 

Upon matriculating in Cornell, Shapiro planned on majoring solely in Government with a focus on American government. As she started taking classes for her American government concentration, she noticed that many of them were cross listed with the American Studies major. 

“Part of what I really liked about those classes was that they covered more than just the government. There was more of a sociology side or a history side and I wanted to be more interdisciplinary,” Shapiro states. 

She also adds that the program is collaborative and interdisciplinary and the AMST administration really cares about their students.

After consulting with Professor Jamila Michener in the Government department, Shapiro declared her double major with Professor Michener as her advisor. 

Through the AMST department, Shapiro was able to meet visiting journalist Molly O’Toole and write her first piece about immigration policy with help from the Cornell Asylum Clinic, whom she interviewed. 

“It showed me a new kind of writing that wasn’t as academic as I’m used to,” she says. 

Shapiro is currently part of Pi Lambda Sigma (POLIS), a pre professional government society that provides insight to government and government adjacent related careers; Mediocre Melodies, a group of Cornell student singers who host charity concerts; Cornell Anti Detention Alliance, where she facilitates hotlines to detention centers in Batavia, NY. 

Shapiro worked two jobs this summer, one of which included working for political consulting firm SKDK where she helped manage fundraisers, emails, and social media for various political candidates. She was also a Research Assistant at Brookings where she conducted campaign research on over 2000 candidates running in the primaries. 

She hopes to employ her undergraduate degrees for the 2024 presidential cycle in New York City.

 

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