As I start making progress with my own research, I’ve really loved reading about the projects others are working on. Even within my own cohort, there’s an amazing diversity of topics, and I’m glad I’ll get to read and hear more about them over the course of the summer. I come from the humanities, and…
Tag: Cohorts
Why’s everyone talking about cohorts?
The Brackenridge fellowship fosters collaboration across a wide range of interdisciplinary students with their own unique research interests. Over the course of the summer, we dive deeper into our passions of understanding more about a particular topic and exploring the ideas of others. One aspect of the fellowship involves students assembling into cohorts and integrating…
Learning from Others
I will sound like a broken record in expressing this but reading about the projects of others in the fellowship opened my eyes to the breadth of amazing research being conducted in myriad fields at our university. The Brackenridge fellowship provides an invaluable opportunity to interact with students in all disciplines, which I think helps…
Comparing and Contrasting Cohorts
After reading over my cohorts’ introductions, I have reflected on all of our projects and learned new things about interdisciplinary research. However, there is still a lot I can learn from each of my fellow Fellowship recipients. First of all, I would like to learn how the three worldviews I do not employ in my…