Serenity
Serenity is a MD student at Harvard Medical School on the Dean REACH scholarship. Previously, she attended the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Duke University through the Robertson scholarship program.
Meena
Meena studied computer science with a focus on theory at Harvard College. After working in the education technology industry, she doubled down on her passion for teaching. Meena earned her master’s in education (MEd) from the Harvard Teacher Fellows practicum at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2020.
Mike K.
Mike holds an MEd in Science Education and a BA in Romance Languages and Literature from Harvard University. He has taught bilingual middle school science in Boston area classrooms.
Sherah
Sherah earned BAs in Art History and English Literature/Creative Writing from Agnes Scott College and an MA in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies from Georgia State University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Salman
Salman is an MD Candidate at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He previously attended UNC Chapel Hill, majoring in Biology and graduating with highest distinction and Phi Beta Kappa honors.
Ben VR
Ben graduated magna cum laude from Boston University, receiving the Robert E. Bruce prize in Mathematics. He next earned his PhD in Applied Math at UNC and received a fellowship from the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education to conduct research on the fluid mechanics of flooding.
Alex M.
Alex holds an MS in Chemistry from Yale and a BA in Chemistry from UNC. Presently, he works at a pharmaceutical company in the Drug Discovery division, directly applying his chemistry expertise to help develop novel disease therapeutics.
Chris B.
Chris received his AB from Princeton, where he studied History and American Studies. After earning his Ed.M. at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, he’s been teaching in Boston for the past decade.
Anne S.
Anne is a practicing pediatrician and the Chief Medical Officer of a community health center organization. She completed her residency at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Anne holds an MD from Brown, an MBA from Duke, and a BA from Harvard College.
Linda L.
Linda has 36 years of classroom experience. She taught English at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School; started a small school, the Social Justice Academy, in Boston; taught Composition and Research to college students in Missouri (Stephens) and Massachusetts (Bentley); and helped lead the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science to its number 5 state-wide ranking.
Zoe S.
Zoe holds a BA in Urban Studies and an M.Ed in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently an MA Candidate in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship.
Yael
Yael earned a BA in Math and the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard College (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). In her senior year of college, she began the Harvard Teacher Fellows Program, through which she earned a Masters of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Eva E.
Eva is currently an MEd Candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Previously, she graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University, earning her BA/BS in Child Studies and Medicine, Health, and Society.
Emilija
Emilija has a BA in Sociology from Queen’s University, and three Montessori MACTE teaching certifications from the Toronto Montessori Institute for children ages 2.5 through 12. Emilija completed an MA in International Studies in Education at the University of Birmingham, and an M.Ed in Educational Leadership, Organization and Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also has her Primary Years International Baccalaureate teaching license from the IBO.
Lainey
Lainey graduated with a BA in Chemistry from Brandeis University with a 4.0 GPA in her major and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently a M.Ed. candidate at Harvard University studying Chemistry Education and has an emergency teaching certification in the state of Massachusetts for Chemistry grades 8-12.
Katie C.
Katie graduated summa cum laude from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Cellular Biology and minors in Spanish and Education. Katie is now attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education to learn about the intricate and dynamic nature of being an educator in today’s complex society, with the intention to teach high school science post-graduation.
Sofia
Sofía has a BA in Journalism from the University of Southern California and an MA in Education Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also holds an MEd in Bilingual Teacher of Students with Disabilities in Adolescent Education, Grade 7-12 from City College. Currently, Sofía is a middle school bilingual SPED teacher in NYC, working with Spanish speakers in humanities content areas (writing, reading, social studies).
Larisa
Larisa received her BA in philosophy and psychology from Simmons College, an MA in philosophy from Tufts, a PhD in philosophy from UNC-Chapel Hill, and she was a postdoctoral scholar at OSU. Larisa was recently a Lecturer in the Brandeis University Philosophy Department. She is currently working on a book project about responsibility and forgiveness after traumatic wrongdoing.
Liz P.
Liz has been a professor at Harvard College (English) and Bates College (Theater and Dance). She holds a PhD and MA in English from Harvard University and a BA in English and Dramatic Art from UNC (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Rasheca
Rasheca was a Robertson scholar who attended Duke University and also had the opportunity to simultaneously major at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Duke, Rasheca majored in Public Policy and at UNC Rasheca majored in Nutrition. She graduated in 2020 summa cum laude, with distinction, and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently pursuing a medical degree at Harvard Medical School.
Helen G.
Helen graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University with a dual degree in International/Global Studies and French/Francophone Studies, as well as a minor in East Asian Studies. After working in Shanghai, China for 5 years, she returned to Massachusetts to pursue her Masters of Education in Human Development and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Beth C.
Beth graduated from Columbia Business School in 2019 as a Forte Fellow and Columbia Fellow, and holds her BA in English Literature and Italian from Middlebury College in Vermont. She is currently a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Adobe.
Arjun K.
Arjun graduated from Claremont McKenna College in LA with degree in Economics and International Relations. He holds an MBA from Columbia University.
Seth A.
Seth graduated UNC Chapel Hill Phi Beta Kappa, earning a BS in Biology. He next attended the UNC School of Medicine and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is currently a resident in a combined adult and pediatric residency program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Sarah R.
Sarah graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with an Honors English degree from Bates. After taking her Fulbright Scholarship to teach ESL in the Czech Republic, she completed her Masters of Arts in Teaching at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.
James K.
James graduated from Fordham University's Business School summa cum laude. After five years in the financial services industry, he began his MBA at Columbia Business School. He received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2018.
Jeffrey L.
Jeffrey earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. After UT, he completed a Master's in Finance at Claremont McKenna. He's currently pursuing his MBA at Columbia Business School, with plans on returning to work in investment banking.
Alice Wa.
Alice studied English Literature at Wellesley College and graduated cum laude with honors. Currently, Alice is studying at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, specializing in Teaching and Curriculum. She's conducting her practicum at Arlington High School, where she teaches 9th grade English.
Cecilia L.
Cecilia has lived in 8 different countries and speaks 4 languages fluently. She attended SciencesPo in Paris, where she received an undergraduate degree in Political Science and a dual graduate degree in Finance and Strategy. She's now pursuing an MBA in Tech & Strategy at Columbia Business School.
Ian S.
Ian studied Economics and Finance at the University of Melbourne, specializing in quantitative analysis in economics and numerical techniques. He recently obtained his MBA from Columbia Business School.
Allegra S.
Allegra spent 5 years working in commercial and investment banking at JP Morgan in New York, Houston, and London. She completed a Master's in Education Policy & Management at Harvard, and then pursued her MBA at MIT Sloan, where she's now working on a fintech startup.
John
John holds a BS in Business Management and MS in Accounting (Stony Brook University), where he was honored as the College of Business Commencement Speaker. Presently, he is an MBA candidate at Columbia.
Justin
Justin graduated from Yale Law School in May 2023 and is now working for the federal judiciary. He previously graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018, where he double majored in Peace, War, and Defense and Economics, graduating with highest distinction and highest honors for his thesis on the effects of superhero movies on individual political views.
Ian
Ian earned his BA in Economics from Bucknell. He then worked as a teacher and administrator in charter schools in New Orleans. He is currently pursuing his MBA at Columbia University as a Columbia Fellows Scholar.
Amanda
Amanda is the Religion Department chair of a private school in the Boston area. She holds a BA in Religious Studies (University of Michigan) and an EdM in Mind, Brain, and Education (Harvard Graduate School of Education).
Alice
Alice is a medical student in the Health Sciences and Technology program at Harvard Medical School. She earned her BS in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford.
Enrique
Enrique graduated with a BS in Finance and Statistics from NYU's Stern School of Business and earned his MBA from Columbia Business School. He now runs a data analytics consulting startup out of the Columbia Startup Lab Incubator.
Sean
Sean graduated from Cornell with a degree in Chemistry. He taught high school math for three years before going on to earn his MBA at Columbia Business School. He will soon begin is postgrad career in management consulting.
Alex
Alex is a Physics PhD student at MIT. He attended UNC Chapel Hill for his Bachelor's, where he received the chancellor's award for most talented physicist, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BS in Mathematics and Physics.
Greg
Greg received his MBA from MIT Sloan in 2014. He holds an EdM from Harvard and a BA from Stanford. Currently, he is a full-time Lecturer at Boston University and a Major in the United States Army Reserve.
Samara
Samara received a BBA in Finance and Communication (George Washington) and worked as a management consultant at Deloitte. She recently completed her MBA at Columbia, and will return to Deloitte to focus on strategy consulting.
Karan
Karan is an MBA student at the Columbia Business School. Prior to Business School, Karan spent four years at a FinTech startup in NYC. He graduated from Emory University with a BA in Economics and Political Science.
Eli
Eli graduated from the IDC with a degree in Business Administration, majoring in Finance. He also holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Meghan
Meghan is pursuing her EdD in Mathematics Education at Boston University (BU) as an Education Fellow. She holds an MEd from Harvard and a BA in Mathematics and Spanish from BU.