2022 Graduate to Become SMU Law's Youngest

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达拉斯(SMU) – At the tender age of 16, 海莉·泰勒·施利茨 was accepted into nine different law schools across the country.  她选择了 SMU’s 戴德曼法学院.

Three years later at the age of 19, she is now poised to become SMU’s youngest law school graduate, 过. In her three years at 戴德曼法学院, Haley has made a name for herself as an author, 公众演说家, 和 respected thought leader on the issues students of color face in navigating gifted 和 talented programs in public schools.

And Haley knows where she is going: After she graduates from SMU Dedman Law on May 13, she hopes to work on education policy issues for an elected official or non-profit organization. Haley is also interested in increasing the opportunities for gifted 和 talented girls 和 students of color.

"I really want to help students realize their potential even if they can't home-school,泰勒·施利茨说 told the Dallas Morning 新闻. "I want to help families open their eyes to the opportunities that they don't even realize are there."

Haley’s non-traditional education really paid off

Disappointed in what 5th-grader Haley was being taught in the public school system, 和 in her struggles to be acknowledged as a gifted student, her parents decided to homeschool her to better meet her educational needs.

“Many girls 和 students of color are left out of our nation’s gifted 和 talented programs,泰勒·施利茨说. “Society will lose out on the potential scientist who cures a major disease, the entrepreneur who starts the next Amazon 和 so much more. All because of their gender 和/or skin color.”

对哈雷, the biggest advantage of home-schooling system was that it gave her more time to pursue the things she wanted to accomplish. She thrived while learning at her own pace, 以她自己的方式, 和 she graduated from high school when she was only 13. 16岁时, she had her undergraduate degree from Texas Woman’s University 和 was headed to law school.

Haley is recognized for her heart 和 her voice

Haley is active in community 和 public policy discussions – passions that she frequently shares via 脸谱网 和 YouTube. 2020年6月, that passion became real when Haley was elected to serve as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. At 17, she was one of the youngest delegates at the DNC that year.

Other honors 和 activities include:

• Haley serves as a mentor in the 青年学者计划 (YSP), a program in which a cohort of young Black women are organized to mentor 和 develop leadership skills of young Black girls.

• Haley is also a recurring opinion columnist for 《勇敢与勇敢. Haley has had her columns also published by TheGrio, Teen Vogue, Ms. Magazine, Ed Post, 和 others. 

• 海莉和她的妈妈. Myiesha Taylor published their book The Homeschool Alternative which details their experience as a homeschooling family 和 provides resources to Black families on how they can incorporate a “homeschool mindset” into their education journey.

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SMU is the nationally ranked global research university in the dynamic city of Dallas.  SMU的校友, 教师12人以上,000 students in eight degree-granting schools demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit as they lead change in their professions, communities 和 the world.

The School of Law at SMU was founded in 1925. It was named 戴德曼法学院 in 2001 in honor of Dallas benefactors Nancy 和 Robert H. Dedman,老.，以及他们的家人. SMU Dedman Law enjoys a national 和 international reputation of distinction. It is among the most competitive law schools in the country for admission 和 one of the most successful in the placement of its graduates.