From an early age in Bray’s life, his surrounding world felt intrinsically tied and bonded to law. “Coming up as a kid I experienced a lot of people get into trouble with the law.” says Bray. Aaron Bray 13' speaks about how his close proximity to the carceral system, through friends and family, exposed him at an early age to the deep inequalities in our criminal justice system and inspired to fight to represent those from his own community. Although his days as a youth were spent as a community peer leader, in which he got paid to provide advice and education about the law and peer pressure, it wasn’t until his time as an undergrad at Brandeis that he found a true passion for education. Under the mentorship of Professor Gordie Feldman, Bray was able to marry his passion for law and his love of teaching. Returning to his alma mater nearly 10 years after his graduation has been a surreal and amazing experience for Bray. Bray finds his time teaching very rewarding. He is happy to give back to the Brandeis community and his time spent teaching incarcerated people in Massascutes prisons is equally as enriching and challenging.
