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Articles by Department: The Undergraduate
Lines of Support
The Undergraduate reflects on mentoring and community.
2.14.13
A Perforating Doubt
The Undergraduate discovers that doubt is the place from which to start.
12.14.12
Unsettled Arrivals
The Undergraduate ponders her hometown, Harvard, and a village in Tanzania.
10.15.12
Summer Reflections
The Undergraduate proctors high-schoolers and looks back on her own high-school days—and her discovery of American liberal-arts education.
8.17.12
“Effortless Perfection”
The Undergraduate considers the human cost of perfection.
6.15.12
Looking Forward, Looking Back
The Undergraduate mines alumni class reports for real-world lessons about life.
4.19.12
New Life Lessons
Discovering diverse concerns outside the bubble of campus life
2.17.12
Out of Cambridge
The Undergraduate writes about “Reinventing Boston,” a course that sends students out to learn about urban progress and problems through immersion in city life.
12.17.11
At Camp, a Community
An undergraduate wonders if the College could be more like camp.
10.19.11
Far Away
An undergraduate travels to Namibia in the hope that, by flinging herself to a faraway place, she will figure things out.
10.19.11
Aulus and Me
Reading at the College, and in ancient Rome
8.19.11
Messy Questions, Messy Answers
A senior ponders cultural capital, socioeconomic realities, and career choices.
6.16.11
The Most Important Course?
Do Harvard undergraduates ponder the meaning of life?
4.17.11
The Frisson of Friction
The Undergraduate takes a chance on a hard and unfamiliar course.