Reflecting on the Journey
On the importance of written communication
"I was responsible for creating an online platform that would enhance the organization’s outreach and transparency in connection to donors, beneficiaries and partners. This also presented an opportunity to develop a fundraising scheme that would incorporate local Jordanian involvement to sustain the organization's education institute, intended to reach out to organizations and corporations as well as individual donors. This project allowed me to engage thoroughly with the foundation and the services and individual goals of its seven programmatic institutions, which cover various fields of human rights development, including education, health, and arts and culture."
Meghna Mukherjee CC’15
On the importance of written communication
"Getting to live in Oxford for the summer allowed me to ground everything I was learning and experiencing in tangible places, contextualizing [G.K.] Chesterton’s work within the broader crisis of British culture in the wake of the First World War. I visited G.K. and Frances Chesterton’s home in the little village of Beaconsfield. I walked the streets of Oxford where Evelyn Waugh, the great nostalgic novelist, and John Henry Newman, the philosopher-theologian of towering intellect, had walked decades before. It was deeply humbling and inspiring, leading me to aspire to hone my craft as a writer, and to excel as a scholar. I treasured every day of these summer adventures, and gained a deeper reverence for the perennial power of literature to shape culture."
Luke Foster CC'15
On the importance of written communication
“I’m confident that Columbia has academically prepared me for postgraduate studies in linguistics,” said Malone. “The courses I’ve taken, under fantastic professors, like John McWhorter, [associate professor of English and comparative literature], and Alan Timberlake, [professor of Slavic languages and director of the Institute of East Central Europe], have provided me with the foundation I’ll need to further understand linguistic theory and application.”
Matt Malone CC'18