I have learned so many things through my journey as a Brackenridge fellow. This was my first, individual research project in which I was entirely responsible for the outcomes. Initially, this was daunting, but as I conducted more research, I progressively became more comfortable doing it. My research during this time taught me that when…
Category: Dick Thornburgh
Research is for Everyone!
A lot of the work and research that Brackenridge fellows pursue are in highly specific subjects well known to us. Since we are constantly surrounded by related information and people who may share our interest in those specific subjects, I oftentimes find myself forgetting to fill people in on the background and basics of my…
Blog post #2: The Value of Interdisciplinary Research
I really enjoyed going through all my cohort’s individual posts and reading more about their projects. One of the most attractive features of the Brackenridge fellowship is that it provides a community of scholars from the most unique of academic interests. Coming into the fellowship, I was worried whether my project would seem unconventional next…
When Empathy Meets Politics
Hi everyone! My name is Yamini Yepuri, I am a rising sophomore, and I intend on majoring in Psychology and minoring in Gender, Sexuality, and Women studies. For my project, I am using the Dick Thornburgh Papers, an archive created through a collaboration between the University Honors College and the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Public…
My Brackenridge Summer
Though it’s been unlike any summer before, over the past few months I’ve learned about research across a wide array of disciplines and grown more familiar with conducting research in the social sciences. As I worked to complete my project, I especially gained a greater understanding of the challenges that can arise in this type…
Group Efforts
With this activity, I had the opportunity to work with individuals conducting research across a wide array of disciplines like sociology, linguistics, and microbiology, among others. Though we were initially unsure of how to combine our distinct works into a cohesive project, we soon found common themes through which we could examine topics of inequality…
Networking
We’re already more than half-way through the fellowship, and I’ll readily admit that the past month and a half has flown by! So far, I’ve looked at quite a few data tables, taken lots of notes, and thought of so many more questions that I hadn’t considered before starting the project – I’m quite excited…
Significant Conversations
The virtual Brackenridge experience has been characterized by break-out rooms galore! Something I have greatly enjoyed because it’s allowed me to meet the other scholars and learn about their works. Yet, I also love these interactions because with each new Zoom-Room comes a fresh opportunity to practice explaining my work and its significance to people…
Interdisciplinarity!
Communicating Across the Cohort I’ve greatly enjoyed reading the blog posts from the other students and learning about the interesting projects they’re undertaking this summer! It’s been fascinating to see what everyone is investigating through such innovative works that seemingly span all disciplines. Already I have benefitted from this cohort as I’ve learned about the…
Introductions!
Hello! My name is Ryan Steinly, and I’m a rising junior majoring in Spanish and Classics with a certificate in German. This summer, as a Brackenridge Fellow and the recipient of the Dick Thornburgh Fellowship, I’ll be conducting public policy research and working with the resources in the Thornburgh Archival Collection. On campus I work…