Category Archives: major research

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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Demystifying Office Hours 

Welcome to the start of a new semester! I am in a bit of disbelief that this is the last one of my undergraduate Columbia experiences. I thought I would start off my posts this new year by unpacking possibly … Continue reading

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Research Symposium!

About two months ago, Columbia and URF hosted their annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, an event that allows students to showcase research projects they have been working on. It happened to coincide with Family Days Weekend, and I eagerly waited on … 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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