Attorney Sheela Murthy is a proud alumna and loyal supporter of Harvard Law School, where she received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1987. She also is a strong believer that immigration law is a calling, and in a 2008 interview, told the Harvard Law Bulletin that “Immigration is a symbol of who we are as an American people, and we really need to do more to educate people about it.”

Seeking to promote the study of immigration law at her alma mater, Attorney Murthy and her husband, filmmaker Vasant Nayak, have endowed a financial aid fund for LL.M. candidates to study immigration law. That fund can help students who need money for tuition or books. As Attorney Murthy noted in the Harvard Law Bulletin, “I worked as a security guard during part of my time at the law school, which made it hard to concentrate on my studies. I want to make it easier for future students to take advantage of what the law school affords.”

The MurthyNAYAK Foundation has also endowed a special travel fund at Harvard Law School for teachers of immigration law, so they can stay on the cutting edge of learning in their field, attending meetings and conferences on the ever-changing, evolving state of the art in immigration law.

To read the complete 2008 Harvard Law Bulletin interview, visitwww.law.harvard.edu/news/bulletin/2008/winter/commitment.php