Arianna Jahnke of Minnesota
Arianna plans to pursue pre-law, with long-term goals centered on public service, accountability, and structural change. Their academic interests reflect a desire to engage critically with systems that shape justice and equity. Arianna also aspires to contribute to academia through research focused on the inhumanity of capital punishment and the disproportionate sentencing of Black men in North America. While their major may not be traditionally creative, their artistic perspective informs how they approach systemic injustice—viewing historical and legal challenges as issues requiring both analytical rigor and moral imagination. These efforts demonstrate sustained initiative, follow-through, and a clear commitment to translating values into action.

Hometown: Minnesota
Institution: Howard University
Area of Study: Political Science and Criminology
Pronouns: she/her