Programs

  • Royce Fellowship
Connie
Wu

Concentration 

Political Science

Award Year 

2004
Restricting the Dangerous Alien: Civil Liberties in International and Transhistorical Contexts

Faculty Sponsor: Michael Vorenberg

Drawing from political science and history, Connie researched three historical episode of American state-building during which the federal government enacted and enforced policies against purportedly threatening aliens during times of global conflict. Specifically, the project examined the aftermath of the Alien Act of 1798, the Smith Act of 1940 and the PATRIOT Act of 2001.

Connie received her J.D. from Harvard University and clerked with the US District Court for Massachusetts. She was an attorney with Skadden, Arpes, Slate, Meagher and Flom in New York City and specializes in government enforcement and white collar crime. She is currently the Assistant U.S. Attorney at the United States Attorney's Office.