Senior Symposium 2025

Welcome to Senior Symposium 2025!

The Senior Symposium is an annual event where seniors share the projects, scholarly research, and intellectual passions that they have brought to their year of independent research, 395-course work or other course work that demonstrates depth of research and analysis during their senior year.

The full schedule will be available the week of the Symposium.

Events

Session 1 - Panel A - English (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 10:45am to 12pm

This is a past event.

Ainsley Morrison, “For Canons Do”: Black Literary Production and the Canon’s Empire"Advisor - Kristen MayeEmily Tarinelli, "All-Consuming Desires: Feminist and Queer Usages of Cannibalism in 21st...

Dwight Hall, 101

Session 1 - Panel B - CRPE and Gender Studies (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 10:45am to 12pm

This is a past event.

Karis Knoll, "Cultivating I.D.E.A.S. (Inspiring Dialogue Exploring Accessible Spaces)"Advisor - Kristie FordCarson Law, "We Never Win or Lose: A Theoretical Analysis of Disability in Higher...

Kendade Hall, 305

Session 1 - Panel C - Politics and IR (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 10:45am to 12pm

This is a past event.

Hailee Pitschke, "The Genocide Convention and the Cosmopolitan Turn in International Law" Advisor - Sohail HashmiDilawaiz Rao, "Investigating Attitudes Toward Bangladesh in Pakistan Since 1971 and...

Kendade Hall, 303

Session 1- Panel D - Architectural Studies (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 10:45am to 12pm

This is a past event.

Isabel Colina, "Futuring the fabric of the neighborhood: possibilities for the meaning of Place in Cambridge, MA"Advisor - Naomi DarlingLauren Madsen, "Promoting Resilient Landscapes: Stormwater...

Shattuck Hall, 216

Session 2 - Panel A - Politics (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 1:30pm to 2:45pm

This is a past event.

Emma Cranage, "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Understanding the Impact of U.S. Senate Campaign Contributions on Electoral Outcomes"Advisor - Adam HiltonLYNK Funding Lauren Cincotta,...

Dwight Hall, 101

Session 2 - Panel B - Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 1:30pm to 2:45pm

This is a past event.

Qiao Se (ciao-see) Ong, "Culture and Commodity in the U.S. Study Abroad Industry"Advisor - Matthew WatsonSusan B. and Peter R. Betzer Endowed Fund Dean of Students Conference Fund Spanish,...

Kendade Hall, 305

Session 2 - Panel C - Dance (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 1:30pm to 2:45pm

This is a past event.

Frankie Crosby, "Returning, Again: Intuitively Queer Dance-Making"Advisor - Barbie DiewaldMeghan MacBeath, "Between Thresholds: A Choreographic Exploration of Architectural Design"Advisor - Barbie...

Kendade Hall, 303

Session 2 - Panel D - Sociology (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 1:30pm to 2:45pm

This is a past event.

Coco Jiang, "Shaping Disciplinary Character: Formalization in Presidential Addresses to American Social Science Associations"Advisor - Ben Gebre-MedhinLynk FundingDening Li, "Child Policies in...

Shattuck Hall, 216

Session 3 - Panel A - History (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 3pm to 4:15pm

This is a past event.

Keyang Zhao, "Withstanding Fallout and Writing the Future: Mid-twentieth Century Chinese Women Students in American Higher Education"Advisor - Richard ChuPugh GrantMolly Rogan, "Channeling...

Dwight Hall, 101

Session 3 - Panel B - Studio Art and Dance (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 3pm to 4:15pm

This is a past event.

Aj Treat, "The Making, Meaning, and Understanding of Charcoal"Advisor - Ligia BoutonHaley Jenner, "This Community Of Care Nurtures Creativity (And The Unwavering Gratitude I Have For Life)"Advisor...

Kendade Hall, 305

Session 3 - Panel C - Politics (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 3pm to 4:15pm

This is a past event.

Bee Mayberry, "Praise Jesus (and Trump): Language and Indoctrination Strategies Used by the Alt-Right and Christian Nationalists"Advisor - Ali AslamLucy Isaacs, "Stuck in a Loop: Conceptualizing...

Kendade Hall, 303

Session 3 - Panel D - CRPE (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 3pm to 4:15pm

This is a past event.

Fina Duron and Nikki Hollis, "Stories for Us: QTBIPOC Voices, Memories, and Love"Advisor - Sarah Stefana SmithKayla Nelson, "Investigations in Trauma and Cultural Resilience"Advisor - David...

Shattuck Hall, 216

Session 4 - Panel A - Film, Media, Theatre (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 4:30pm to 5:45pm

This is a past event.

Abby Brown, "Managing the Music MTEL: Critiques and Resources for the Massachusetts Music Teacher Licensure Exam"Advisor - Adeline MuellerCampbell Waters, "QTBIPOC ART: Preventing Erasure During...

Dwight Hall, 101

Session 4 - Panel B - Sociology and Economics (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 4:30pm to 5:45pm

This is a past event.

Sophia Hoermann, "An Analysis of Populist Narratives Across Germany, France and the United States: Examining Nostalgia, National Identity & Affective Appeal"Advisor - Kenneth TuckerStella Walke, "A...

Kendade Hall, 305

Session 4 - Panel C - French and Romance Languages (Humanities)

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 4:30pm to 5:45pm

This is a past event.

Eva Ridenhour, "Yo tomaré la pluma, y de tus glorias coronista seré: A Bilingual Edition of the Secular Sonnets of Sor Violante do Céu’s Rimas Várias" Advisor - Nieves Romero-DíazClara Murphy,...

Kendade Hall, 303