Carly Van Syckle is a junior at the University at Albany double majoring in psychology and political science with a concentration in equality and inequality studies. Van Syckle has presented research on “The Lasting Effects of Institutionalized Discrimination” at the Institutions and Societies Conference at Rockefeller College and the New York State Political Science Association Conference. She spent the past summer in Washington, D.C interning for the National Association of Home Builders where she lobbied members of Congress. Outside of the classroom, Van Syckle volunteers her time at the Center for Leadership and Service at the University at Albany. As part of her Center for Law and Policy Solutions internship, she will be researching the reentry of incarcerated people into higher education and diversity training in law enforcement.