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Articles by Department: The Undergraduate
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.
2.23.11
Comparing Notes
The Undergraduate and her law-student mom ponder career choices.
12.16.10
Walking a Mile in My Own Shoes
The Undergraduate comes to terms, on her own terms, with feminism.
10.19.10
Subtraction and Decision
The Undergraduate, halfway through the College, finds time speeding up, in academics and in life.
8.17.10
Crimson Ties
Why college friendships are special
7.1.10
I Saw You…Standing There
Anonymous voices from the lonely Harvard crowd
5.1.10
Friending the Faculty…and Others
Boosting faculty-student ties