Somerville is the most densely populated municipality in New England. Historically a gateway city that previously attracted large numbers of Italian, Irish and Portuguese immigrants, it remains an immigrant city with a population that is 25% foreign born. Previously known as a blue-collar city suffering from deindustrialization, crime, and population loss, Somerville is now a…Continue Reading SOC-STD 68UH: Urban Health and Community Change
Music 176r: Music and Disability was an opportunity for me to bridge the realms of scholarship and service, and to use that bridge as a platform for contemplating my own work with MIHNUET, a student organization dedicated to building positive relationships between Harvard undergraduates and elderly residents at local nursing homes through music performances. In…Continue Reading Alan Yang ’18
Harvard is an institution wherein students are encouraged to engage critically and liberally with myriad academic disciplines. While there are certainly benefits to a hyper-academic approach to learning, one pitfall is in the lack of hands-on engagement with the material about which students are learning. The engaged scholarship courses challenge students to integrate theory with…Continue Reading Emelia Vigil ’18
