Institutional Privilege

by Luis Espino, Pitzer College, '17

Upon being admitted to Pomona College, I knew that studying at this institution carried a lot of weight. I did not understand just how much until applying to the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. MMUF, for short, is an undergraduate fellowship program that is...

Where I'm Standing…

by Maggie Acosta, Bowdoin College, '15

is halfway across the world from what I’m used to. It’s also 1:30 AM in the morning of one of the largest Indian holidays, Divali (or diwala or maybe even deepavali, depending on who you ask). Hahaa but I guess these are the moments when I really think. So...