La ciudad de Nashua Sophie Kim Spanish 59: Spanish and the Community, Spring 2020…Continue Reading Student Work Spotlight: Sophie Kim
Student Work Spotlight: Sophie Kim
Ellie Taylor | Sociology 1130: Student Leadership and Service in Higher Education
52 student interns, many belonging to marginalized groups, are employed through internship programs at four offices under the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion branch of the Harvard College Dean of Students Office. This project explores student perception of the roles, their compensation, and their ability to effect change at both an office-wide and institutional level. Generally,…Continue Reading Ellie Taylor | Sociology 1130: Student Leadership and Service in Higher Education
Student Work Spotlight: Stephanie Tang
Spanish 59: Spanish and the Community, Spring 2020 This project draws inspiration from the theory and imagery of Gloria Anzaldúa’s Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza to depict the the idea of los intersticios, a space that individuals living between cultures create for themselves, reflecting on their experiences and forming new possibilities or realities….Continue Reading Student Work Spotlight: Stephanie Tang
Student Work Spotlight: Will McConnell
El Aniversario | Spanish 59: Spanish and the Community, Spring 2020 Este historia trata del estrés que la amenaza de deportación puede crear en inmigrantes sin papeles, y debe expresar el costo humano del practico deplorable de deportación. El AniversarioEdgar agarró las llaves de la mesa al lado de la puerta de su apartamiento, se…Continue Reading Student Work Spotlight: Will McConnell
Student Work Spotlight: The State of COVID-19 Periods
The State of COVID-19 Periods Olivia Tai and Sienna Santer, Spring 2020 COVID-19 puts undue pressure on women experiencing homelessness. Women are more likely than men to live in poverty and face the burden of “period poverty,” or barriers of access to menstrual products, such as the tampon tax. Our website hopes to shine light…Continue Reading Student Work Spotlight: The State of COVID-19 Periods
Between Harvard and St. Louis
“What could Harvard do that would be useful in St Louis?” Our team—Catie Barr ’20, Saul Glist ’22, Kale Catchings ’23, and I—was the first group of Harvard undergraduates tasked with a multi-pronged effort at making knowledge mutual: to assist front-line practitioners tackling racial capitalism in the city with our skills while we learned from their know-how….Continue Reading Between Harvard and St. Louis
EXPOS 20: The 2020 Election and American Democracy, Part II
Student Votes, Student Voices This is a compilation of video essays by students in EXPOS 20: The 2020 Election and American Democracy. As an Engaged Scholarship Expos Course, this course challenged students to make connections, start conversations, and find their own ways to get involved in the action. This video essay was produced by the students…Continue Reading EXPOS 20: The 2020 Election and American Democracy, Part II
EXPOS 20: Animals and Politics
Nonhuman animals play a major role in the lives of human animals. Yet, their contribution and impact is often ignored or understudied due to anthropocentric norms that are embedded in human systems and institutions. This course is an introduction to animals and politics through an interdisciplinary lens, drawing on political science, psychology, philosophy, sociology, and…Continue Reading EXPOS 20: Animals and Politics
EXPOS 20: Green Spaces, Urban Places
From Boston Common to the Charles River Basin, Boston boasts many beautiful green spaces. Closer to home, the leafy lawns of Harvard Yard provide a respite in a busy urban environment. With over half of the world’s population living in cities, urban green space is more important than ever. The value of public parks to…Continue Reading EXPOS 20: Green Spaces, Urban Places
SOC-STD 68UH: Urban Health and Community Change
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