Robert Diaz is a senior at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) double majoring in Political Science and History. An El Paso native, Robert spends much of his time engaged in activities around the community, allowing him to attain a better understanding of the law and its effects on ordinary citizens. Last summer, he was selected to participate in the Law School Preparation Institute—the pre-law program at UTEP, where he was later hired as a tutor to those preparing for the LSAT. He also assists first-time juvenile offenders diagnosed with mental illnesses become active and productive members of society as an intern for the EMPOWER program at the Juvenile Probation Department in El Paso. He will be interning at the Mental Health Division of the Public Defender Service for D.C. during his time as an Archer Fellow.