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The CCRA blog is authored by Columbia undergraduate researchers, who are invited to reflect on all aspects of the research process and their own undergraduate research experiences, beginning (but not ending) with the Core.
Author Archives: Virginia Ignelzi
Tips for Minimizing Thesis Stress
If you’ve been talking to your senior friends this semester, you might be aware of one of the greatest stressors of our academic lives: the senior thesis. Known for causing late nights and an increased caffeine intake, writing a thesis … Continue reading
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Presenting Your Research at an Academic Conference
If you’ve read my previous posts on this blog, you’ll know that I was given the opportunity to present my research at the 2021 University of Tennessee Knoxville Undergraduate Classics Conference. This year, I had the chance to return to … Continue reading
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An Interview with Helen Ruger about the Laidlaw Scholars Program (Part 2)
Last month, I spoke with a Laidlaw scholar about her introduction to the program, her experiences with faculty mentorship, and the topic she chose to research in her first summer. This month, we’ll be discussing her second summer with the … Continue reading
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An Interview with Helen Ruger about the Laidlaw Scholars Program (Part 1)
This month, I spoke with a friend and fellow Classics major about her experiences with the Laidlaw Scholars program. Below is the first part of our conversation, in which we talk about how she was introduced to the program, her … Continue reading
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Classics Conferences in the Time of COVID: My Experience Presenting Research in 2020
It might be helpful to think of this post as a “Part 2” to what I wrote last month. If you haven’t had a chance to take a look, in that post I discussed how I developed a final paper … Continue reading
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Classwork to Conference Presentation: Developing a Class Paper into a Conference-Ready Research Project
If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably interested in research as an undergrad. Also, if you’re reading this blog, you may not know where to begin. In this post, I hope to demystify the process some by outlining how I … Continue reading
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“Useless” Research: Applying Research Skills to an Unrelated Summer Internship
In the spring of 2021, I attended a virtual undergraduate Classics conference and presented my research on Lucian of Samosata, a 2nd Century Greek satirist. In my paper, I focused on a text called On salaried posts in great houses, … Continue reading
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Humility and Hegel: The Value of a Broad CC Syllabus
As I read through the CC syllabus in my sophomore year, I felt that I was riding along in a high-speed train, going too quickly to take in the scenery. The syllabus was so wide-ranging and fast-paced that I struggled … Continue reading