Paige Carlysa Duggins-Clay

Paige Duggins-Clay ’17 is the chief legal analyst at Intercultural Development Research Association, a national nonprofit focused on equal educational opportunity. She supports IDRA’s state and federal legal engagement by providing legal analysis and general counsel. Duggins-Clay participates in state and national coalitions; prepares amicus briefs and position statements; assists civil rights litigators with strategy and preparation of plaintiffs, experts, and witnesses for litigation; and publishes legal analyses of court and agency actions impacting equal educational opportunity; and leads the organization’s policy advocacy related to school discipline and policing in Texas.

Duggins-Clay received a bachelor’s degree in education and English and a minor in race and ethnic studies from Southwestern University. While a student at Texas Law, she served as the inaugural G. Rollie White Public Service Scholar. She also obtained a professional certification in human rights, conflict management, and community development from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and is currently pursuing a certification in restorative justice facilitation and leadership from the University of San Diego’s Center for Restorative Justice. She was honored as the 2025 Outstanding Young Alumna by the Texas Law Alumni Association.