Legal Interpreter Mentors’ Demands

Katie Reed News Columnist

In a partnership be tween The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the Charles Widger School of Law, Villanovans can apply for the Commu nity Interpreter Internship, which introduces them to oral interpreting and written translating between English and Spanish in a legal setting. The internship follows along side a course taught by Dr. Raúl Diego Rivera Hernán dez, Associate Professor and Director of the Latin Ameri can Studies Program.

After completing the coursework and serving around 130 hours in the Law School Clinics, students can be selected as a Legal Interpreter Mentor, a paid position that helps manage and train interns, assists with clients and attends to court cases taken on by the law school.

According to the program’s website, it is “very much at the core of what Villanova University is all about: learning while also giving of yourself to others,” specifically helping Hispanic and immigrant communities. However, as highlighted by three mentors—Enrique Rosado, Victoria Rozas-Rivera and Melanie Gonzalez—the University’s boasting of the program did not align with its compensation of their staff. This dispute was settled, however the mentors discussed the process.

However, as highlighted by three mentors— Enrique Rosado, Victoria Rozas-Rivera and Melanie Gonzalez—the University’s boasting of the program did not align with its compensation of their staff. This dispute was settled, however the mentors discussed the process.

Rosado initiated the

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“I’m Lester Holt. Please take care of yourselves, and each other.”

Would Lester Holt end a commencement speech the same way he signs off of NBC’s Nightly News? Well, on Friday, May 19th, the date of the University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony, we will certainly find out.

Honoring tradition, The Villanovan is privileged to be the first to break the commencement speaker news to the community, and University President Rev. Peter M.

The Villanovan sat down with Fr. Peter to find out and deliver the answer to the burning question of, “Who will be the Class of 2023’s commencement speaker?”

Being that almost the entirety of the Class of 2023’s college undergraduate experience has been shaped by the coronavirus pandemic, Fr. Peter wanted to acknowledge its strength.

“They have a lot of fortitude,” he said about the personality of the Class of 2023.

“I know it hasn’t because of the students and the students’ commitment to being here and being a part of this place. I see very much COVID in the rearview mirror right now.”

Fr. Peter wants students to focus on the future and not all that was lost through their college years due to the pandemic.

“I realize it’s been difficult,” he said. “And we’re hoping not to dwell on that. Let’s dwell on the future.”

And with the speaker being award-winning NBC news anchor Lester

Holt, known most notably for his hosting of the NBC Nightly News and NBC’s Dateline, where he has covered topics ranging from the pandemic to elections to weddings, will be joining Villanova undergraduates on Friday, May 19th as the speaker at their graduation ceremony. Holt is currently the anchor and managing editor of NBC’s broadcast, “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,” which won the 2022 Edward Murrow Award. He has also been the anchor of “Dateline NBC” since September of

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