Maryam Ahranjani
Office: Room 357
Phone: 202-274-4387
E-mail: mahranjani@wcl.american.edu
Maryam Ahranjani is an adjunct professor of law and associate director of the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. Most recently, Professor Ahranjani served as a product manager and regional director for Kaplan, Inc. in the PMBR bar review division. She formerly served as associate director of WCL's Program on Law and Government, where she ran the SJD and LLM programs. She has taught an advanced constitutional law seminar since 2003 and an externship seminar since 2006. Co-author of the textbook Youth Justice in America (CQ Press, 2005), Professor Ahranjani has appeared on C-SPAN and has authored numerous articles and lesson plans about students’ rights and civic literacy. A founder of the National Youth Justice Alliance, she is also recipient of the 2008 Alumni of the Year Award from the Latino/a Law Students Association and a 2006 American University Performance Award. A magna cum laude graduate of Northwestern University, Professor Ahranjani obtained her JD degree from WCL, and is fluent in Spanish and Persian.
Currently Teaching
Degrees & Universities
- J.D., American University Washington College of Law 2001
- B.S.Ed., Northwestern University 1998 (magna cum laude)
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Selected PublicationsBooks
- Maryam Ahranjani, Andrew Ferguson & Jamie Raskin, Youth Justice in America (CQ Press 2005).
Other Publications
- Maryam Ahranjani, Finding Your Balance in Life: Anticipating and Slaying Stress, CLEO Edge (Winter/Spring 2007).
- Maryam Ahranjani, Immigration Trends in the D.C. Area and What They Mean for Public Education, Wash. Post (July 9, 2004).
- Maryam Ahranjani, Unearthing the Truth: The Supreme Court’s Fact-Finding Role, Wash. Post (Oct. 29, 2002).
- Maryam Ahranjani, Mary Daly v. Boston College: The Impermissibility of Single-Sex Classes in Private Universities, 9 Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Policy & L. 179 (2001).
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Selected Honors & Awards
- 2008 Alumni of the Year Award (Latino/a Law Students Association, American University Washington College of Law 2008).
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Selected Teaching Materials
- Maryam Ahranjani, "We The Students" Teaching Manual ( Updated Annually, 2001-2005).
- Maryam Ahranjani, “We The Students” Student Workbook ( Update Annually, 2003-2005).
- Maryam Ahranjani, “We The Students” Student Workbook Key ( Updated Annually, 2003-2005).
- Maryam Ahranjani, "Marbury v. Madison Lesson Plans" for the Educational Outreach Office of the U.S. Federal Courts ( 2003).