Biography
Nila Jeyapriya is a senior at The University of Texas at Dallas majoring in history with teaching certification for grades 8-12 and a minor in African American and African diaspora studies. On campus, she was the communications officer for the Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society and a member of the Agaram Tamil Student Association and Project FIRE. Off campus, she was a community historian for the South Asian American Digital Archive and a mentee with Beloved Arise, an organization for queer religious youth. Jeyapriya recently completed teaching observations at Plano ISD and will begin clinical teaching upon her return from Washington, D.C.