Category: Student Work

Ellie Taylor | Sociology 1130: Student Leadership and Service in Higher Education

Harvard campus in the fall.

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

A painting featuring a green dragon.

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

Between Harvard and St. Louis

Image of students and mentors Summer 2019.

“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

A student talks about potential outcomes of the 2020 election.

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

A screenshot of the Animals and Politics Instagram page.

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

SOC-STD 68UH: Urban Health and Community Change

A screen capture of the photo essay website.

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

SOC-STD 68CT: The Chinese Immigrant Experience in America

The Chinatown gate in Boston.

Chinese Immigrant Narratives The stories featured on this site grew out of a class project aimed at increasing understanding about Chinese immigrant and Chinese American experiences over time. Focusing in particular on the greater Boston area, which has a rapidly growing Asian American population and a thriving residential Chinatown that dates to the 1870s, we are interested in…Continue Reading SOC-STD 68CT: The Chinese Immigrant Experience in America