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Cara McClellan is the Founding Director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic and a Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Her work focuses on civil rights litigation and policy advocacy addressing systemic racism, education equity, and criminal justice reform. Prior to this role, she served as Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, litigating cases such as I.S. et al. v. Binghamton School District (challenging discriminatory school policies) and Smith v. City of Philadelphia (addressing police use of military-style weapons). She has also contributed to landmark cases like Sheff v. O’Neill (school desegregation) and SFFA v. Harvard (affirmative action).
McClellan’s academic and professional background includes a JD from Yale Law School, an MSEd from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, and undergraduate studies at Yale. She clerked for federal judges including Hon. Gregory M. Sleet and Hon. Andre M. Davis. Her research interests span civil rights, education policy, and racial justice, with publications in prestigious journals like the Boston University Law Review and Columbia Journal of Race & Law.
Her ARC Justice Clinic emphasizes hands-on legal training for students while advancing systemic change. McClellan is a frequent media commentator on civil rights and education issues, appearing in outlets like The New York Times and CNN. She advocates for policies that dismantle racial inequities in schools and criminal justice systems, leveraging litigation, policy advocacy, and public education to drive reform.
