Chinma Nnadozie-Okananwa
English, MA, BA
PlusOne
Graduated in 2023
Law school is a big investment. That’s why Chinma Nnadozie-Okananwa was attracted to NU and the co-op process, which allowed her to experience the legal environment before committing to the practice. An English major with a minor in Law and Public Policy, Chinma’s ultimate goal is to become a lawyer and facilitate important conversations to impact real change.
Chinma took Early African American Literature with Professor Nicole Aljoe. It was the first time she had a Black professor and the opportunity to share lived experiences in a new way.
She served co-president of Our Voices: Women of Color, which is run through the Social Justice Resource Center and the Center for Intercultural Engagement.
Chinma attended Northeastern’s EMPOWER conference for students of color in 2019, where she gave a presentation about intersectionality.
She took Intro to Law, Policy, and Society with Professor Daniel Urman, which furthered her interest the intersection between current events and law.
Chinma's first co-op was at WilmerHale in a discovery solutions position. During workshops, she would roleplay as a witness in mock depositions to grasp important courtroom strategy and argumentation.
She performed and competed at the collegiate level as a member of The Interrobang Poets, Northeastern’s slam poetry club.
Chinma developed her second co-op at Venn Diagram Partners, a diversity, equity, and inclusion firm. She worked with companies to assess and grow their DEI efforts to ensure a successful working culture.
“There’s only so much you can get from someone telling you, from someone relaying that information to you. And truthfully, there are so many skills that you gain on co-op that I felt I wouldn’t have gained otherwise, like working in a fast-paced environment.”
Following graduation, Chinma intends on attending law school.
