Stoyan
Stoyan studied at Columbia University, where he was President’s Fellow for two consecutive years, graduating with an MA in Political Science with a focus on mathematical modeling. His research skills made him a top recruit for the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation, in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on several projects related to American-Japanese relations.
Victor W.
Victor holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Brown University, where he was awarded the John Hawkes Prize for fiction. He also earned an MA in philosophy from the University of Miami where he was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award, along with the Martha S. Weeks Graduate Excellence Award, and the Gerrit and Edith Schipper Award in philosophy.
Giuseppe
Giuseppe received both his MA and PhD in Classical Archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin (2016 and 2019) and his BA in Classics from Columbia University (2009). He won the Jean Willard Tatlock Prize in Latin Proficiency and the Douglas Gardner Caverly Prize in Classics for best undergraduate thesis, as well as several awards and honors during his graduate education.
Emily Sc.
Emily holds a BS in Biology and a BA in Anthropology from Brown University. She received the Fulbright Fellowship to conduct pediatric oncology research in the Netherlands. She then earned her Master's of Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, and has since returned as a medical student.
Marcus
Marcus holds a Master's in Liberal Studies from Columbia University. He previously graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota with a BA in American Studies.
Karen
Karen attended Cornell University, where she majored in Environmental and Sustainability Science and graduated cum laude. She also holds an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University. Karen currently works as an Environmental Consultant for the financial and manufacturing sectors.
Nathan L.
Nathan graduated from Iona University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minors in Neuroscience and Drug & Alcohol Abuse Studies. He is currently a PhD student in clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Cynthia L.
Cynthia holds a BA in Public Policy from Brown. After graduation, she lived abroad in Madrid, Spain for two years pursuing a US Department of State Fulbright Scholarship and a Master’s degree in Marketing. She has worked in the NBA’s marketing department and now works at a sports agency in brand partnerships.
Samuel Q.
Sam graduated from Columbia with a degree in Economics, and spent three years working in finance before pursuing his JD at Harvard Law School, where he focuses on corporate and international law.
Clara B.
Clara holds a BA in English from Harvard and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia. She is now an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Vinay
Vinay holds a DDS from Columbia University and an MA in Science and Dental Education from Teachers College. He is currently pursuing postgraduate specialty training at the University of Connecticut in the field of Periodontics.
Sarah Ha.
Sarah graduated from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design with a dual degree in Comparative Literature and Painting. After earning her MFA in Painting at Yale, she went on to teach first grade at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn.
Ilana
Ilana graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Middlebury College with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. Currently, she is a fifth-year PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she is actively involved in research and clinical work.
Sarah H.
Sarah pursued her interest in the western European canon by studying the Great Books program at St. John’s College in Maryland. She then went on to receive her Master’s in Comparative Literature at Columbia, where she focused on the nineteenth-century European novel.
Emma Mcl.
Emma is a PhD Candidate in Physics at Columbia University. Previously, Emma completed her undergraduate degree at Providence College and completed two masters degrees at Columbia University.
Walker
Walker earned his undergraduate degree in applied math from Columbia University and later finished a master's degree in statistics from Duke University. He now works for the New York Yankees as a quantitative analyst in their front office.
Haleigh
Haleigh is a PhD Candidate in Biomedical Sciences at NYU Medical School. She previously earned her BS in General Science from Pennsylvania State University and her MPH in Environmental Health Science at Columbia University.
Milan
Milan studied Philosophy and Economics at Cornell University. He has tutored hundreds of students in the LSAT, with students routinely improving by 10+ points, the most successful being 27 points.
Jesse
Jesse holds a BA in History from Columbia, where he was a Navab Fellow, Solomon & Seymour Fisher Civil Liberties Fellow, and Benjamin F. and Bernice Block Scholar. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Theatre Acting at Columbia.
Mindy
Mindy holds a BA in Computer Science from Brown University. After working as a professional software engineer for 3 years in London, she decided to pursue an MSc in Urban Spatial Science at University College London.
Zach H.
Zach graduated from MIT with a BS in Math and Physics. He is now pursuing a PhD in Pure Mathematics at Brown University.
Jinoh
Jinoh attended Columbia University, where he graduated with a Neuroscience and Behavior major with a 3.8 GPA and departmental honors. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Neurobiology at Harvard.
James C.
James holds a PhD in Chemical Physics from Columbia and an MS in Chemistry from the University of Chicago. Previously, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College. He is currently a high school math teacher in the Boston area.
Benny S.
Benny received a BA in East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. After graduation, he was awarded a Fulbright to study at Yunnan University before completing his PhD in Social Anthropology and Critical Media Practice at Harvard University.
Brian Do.
Brian is a PhD student at Columbia University studying Chemical Engineering. Previously, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Statistics, and Chemistry, with a minor in Accounting at the University of California San Diego.
Matt M.
Matt worked as a Research Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for two years before going on to earn an MA, MPhil, and PhD in Economics at Columbia University.
Andrew S.
Andrew received a BA from Columbia University, where he graduated magna cum laude and double majored in American Studies and English. After earning his MFA in Poetry at Brooklyn College, Andrew is now an adjunct lecturer at CUNY.
Sophie K.
Sophie is currently pursuing her MD from Weill Cornell Medical College. Previously, she graduated from Brown University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.
Ron N.
Ron graduated cum laude from New York University with a BS in Physics and Computer Science. He is now pursuing a PhD in Physics at Brown University, specializing in experimental condensed matter.
Isaac J-F
Isaac is a doctoral student at Yale University in the Departments of African-American Studies and American Studies. His research interests include black studies, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and sound studies. Previously, Isaac earned his BA from Columbia University in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, graduating cum laude.
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.
Tara T.
Tara is a PhD Candidate in Biology at MIT. She holds a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Brown University, and has experience working in life sciences consulting.
Connor M.
Connor is a PhD Candidate in Religion at Columbia University; his dissertation focuses on the relationship between religion, science, and technology in contemporary America. He also holds an MPhil and MA in Religion from Columbia, an a BA in Religion from Vassar College.
Michael T.
Michael is a current JD Candidate at Harvard Law School. He previously graduated from Brown University with BA degrees in Economics and International Relations (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa).
Nicholas C.
Nicholas he earned bachelors’ degrees in both Computational Physics and Mechanical Engineering at Rice University. He is now pursuing his Master’s in Medical Physics at Columbia University, with which he hopes to pursue radiation therapy for treatment of cancer patients.
Max Sh.
Max holds a PhD in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies from Columbia, an MA in Near Eastern Studies from NYU, and a BA in Philosophy from Vassar. An experienced classroom teacher, he currently teaches World History at Poly Prep Country Day School.
Xavier
Xavier graduated from Yale College in 2019 with a BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. During the summers, he researched Type II Diabetes at Yale Medical School and HIV at Harvard Medical School. Currently, he is pursuing a Neuroscience PhD at Columbia University.
Diana T
Diana currently teaches at the Parsons School of Design. She holds an MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and an MA in Architecture from Kansas State University,
Katie M.
Katie graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy. Now, she is pursuing a Master of Public Policy degree at the Harvard Kennedy School, a program which focuses on empirical skills like economics and statistics for the purpose of applying them to creating effective public policy.
Noah M.
Noah graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University, majoring in Physics and Mathematics. Currently obtaining his PhD in Physics from Harvard University, he studies black holes, quantum gravity, and celestial holography.
Nick S.
Nick graduated from Columbia University with degrees in English and Economics. He next earned a teaching certificate and moved to Barcelona to teach English. Since 2003, he’s been teaching all over the world, usually spending winters in Berlin and summers in Barcelona.
Sarge
John has been a professional writer, editor, and teacher for almost 40 years, working with everyone from students to corporate executives to help them get their good ideas down on paper in a clear and comprehensible way. He has taught at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, CT., and at Moses Brown School, in Providence, RI.
Erin F.
Erin holds a degree in Astrophysics from Columbia University, and she is currently a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and fifth year PhD student in Princeton's Astrophysical Sciences department. Her current work is in support of the NASA Dragonfly mission.
Rohan K.
Rohan is currently undertaking a PhD in Sustainable Urban Development at Oxford University. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland; a Master's in International Affairs from SciencesPo Paris; and a Master's in International Affairs from Columbia University.
Emily F.
Emily is a PhD candidate at Columbia University in Religious Studies. She teaches Western and East Asian philosophy classes at SUNY Purchase, where she earned her BA in philosophy.
Kellen H.
Kellen holds a BA from Princeton in History & African American Studies, and a PhD from Columbia in History. She was a Predoctoral Fellow at UPenn’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies, and is now working on her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Penn State University.
Matthew G.
Matthew holds an AB in Government from Harvard and a PhD in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University. He's a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan.
Tim L.
Tim holds an MA, MPhil, and PhD in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He earned his Bachelor's in English and Classical Languages from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Debbie
Debbie is currently a PhD candidate in Classical Studies at Columbia University. She holds a BA in Classics from College of the Holy Cross and graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Simone
Simone graduated summa cum laude from Barnard. She holds a Master of Public Health from aColumbia, and is currently pursuing an MD at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Alex
Alex earned her BA in History from Brown University, and her MA in Science and Technology Studies from Oxford University, where she was a Baker Scholar. Currently, she is a Master's student at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts.
Logan
Logan is a med student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown with a BS in Neuroscience. Previosly, he held positions at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the National Cancer Institute.
Sarah
Sarah studied Physics at Harvard College before earning her Master's in Applied Mathematics from Columbia. She's now pursuing her JD at Harvard Law, where her interest is in intellectual property law.
Justin
Justin is a Computer Science (CS) PhD candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, where his work is focused on problems at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and data privacy. He earned his BA in Math & CS from Columbia.
Varshini
Varshini studied Environmental Engineering and Political Science at Columbia before working for New York State, focusing on clean energy and climate change mitigation. She now attends Yale Law School.
Arielle
Arielle is pursuing her MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to medical school, she attended Columbia University for her BS in Biology and worked in a lab studying the genetics of chronic kidney diseases.
Maya
Maya graduated Columbia University with dual degrees in Biology and Computer Science. She began her first year at the Harvard-MIT MD/PhD program (Health Sciences and Technology MD track) in 2020.
Stefan
Stefan majored in Public Policy and Urban Studies at Stanford University. He earned his Master's in Public Policy at Harvard University, and is a PhD student in Urban Planning at Columbia University.
Joshua
Joshua studied Computational Biology at Brown University. Now, he's an MD/PhD at NYU School of Medicine, where he researches how machine learning algorithms can build clinical decision support tools.
Quinn
Quinn works at Columbia University as the Director of South Asian Studies MA program and as a Lecturer in the Religion Department. He received his doctoral degree from Columbia University’s Religion Department.
Musa
Musa earned her PhD from Columbia University in Early Modern English Drama. She has taught at Columbia University and Washington University in St. Louis, where she was an Assistant Professor of English.
Emma
Emma is a JD candidate at Yale Law School. She holds an MPhil and DPhil in Social & Cultural Anthropology from Oxford, an MFA in Fiction from Southern New Hampshire University, and a BA in Sociology from Brown.
Florene
Florene is a law student at Harvard Law School. Previously, she worked as strategy and operations consultant at Deloitte. She earned her BA in Political Science at Brown University.
Pooja J.
Pooja holds an MD/MS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University. She now works as a Product Manager at an early-stage mental health tech startup in NYC.
Alix
Alix graduated from Brown with a BA in Performing Arts. After spending almost a decade in Canada, she moved to New York for an MFA in Playwriting at Columbia University. Her award-winning plays have been produced all over the world.
Joy
Joy is an MD/PhD candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She earned a BS (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology) and BA (Anthropology) from Brown, and completed a postbacc fellowship at the National Cancer Institute.
Miriam
Miriam is a PhD student in Immunology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She holds a joint BA/BS in Biochemistry and Biomedical Engineering (Stern College/Columbia).
Mickey
Mickey is an MD/MPH candidate at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Mailman School of Public Health. He holds a BA in Biochemistry and English (Drake) and an MS in Narrative Medicine (Columbia).
Emily K.
Emily earned her PhD, MPhil, and MA in Theatre and Performance from Columbia University, and her BA in Theatre and Philosophy from Williams College. She is now a consultant at the Columbia Writing Center.
Keating
Keating earned his BA in Classics (Columbia), as well as his MA and PhD in Classical Philology (Harvard). He is a nine-time winner of Harvard's Certificate of Distinction in Teaching.
Mariam
Mariam Rahmani is a writer and translator. Rahmani holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from UCLA and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University, as well as degrees from Princeton and Oxford. She currently serves on the faculty of Bennington College and is a postdoctoral Fellow with the American Council for Learned Societies in 2023-24.
Sarah
Sarah graduated from Brown with a BA in History & International Relations. She holds a PhD in History from the University of Hong Kong and the University of Pennsylvania.
Daniel
Daniel is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and author of 5 books of literary nonfiction. He holds an MFA in Fiction (Columbia University), and has taught at Saint Ann's School, Columbia University, and elsewhere.
Chang
Chang is an MD/PhD student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He earned his BA in English Literature and Biochemistry at Columbia University, where he was a John Jay Scholar and graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Chris
Chris graduated with a dual degree in History and Mathematics from Brown University. After working as a History teacher in New York and Mathematics teacher in Providence, he is now a PhD student in Mathematics Education at Harvard.
Chris
Chris is an MD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He received his pre-med training at Columbia University and was awarded the Harry G DeMeo Scholarship. He earned his BA in Theater Studies from Emerson College.
Rhea
Rhea is currently a Rhodes Scholar working on an MPhil in Islamic Art and Archaeology At Oxford. She earned her BA in Archaeology and Middle East Studies at Brown, and was the recipient of the E.J.A. Arnold Archaeological Fellowship.
Melanie
Melanie holds a BS in Psychology from Yale (Psi Chi) and an MA in French from Columbia. After working in activism, strategic communications, and management consulting, she earned her PhD in Social Psychology at NYU.
James
James earned his MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, his MPP at the Harvard Kennedy School, and his BS in Chemistry at Brown. He is an Emergency Medicine Resident at Boston University Medical Center.
Ash
Ash received his MA in Economics from Columbia University. He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Econometrics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (summa cum laude, Tau Beta Pi).
Lina
Lina earned her PhD in Chemistry at Princeton and her BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in Physics at UC Santa Cruz. She is currently an MD candidate at Columbia University.
Ash
Ash earned a BA in Social Studies (Harvard), an MPhil in Intellectual History and Political Thought (University of Cambridge), and a JD (Yale). He is currently a PhD candidate in Political Science at Columbia University.
Jon Kenneth
Jon earned a BA in English at George Washington and a PhD in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Since 2009, he has taught literature, history, and writing at Pierrepont School in Westport, Connecticut.
Martha
Martha graduated from Duke with a BSE in Electrical & Computer Engineering (Tau Beta Pi). After working in industry as a hardware engineer, she went back to grad school and is currently a PhD student in Computer Science at Columbia.
Emma
Emma majored in Religious Studies at Yale. She is currently a PhD candidate in English and Comparative Lit at Columbia University, where she studies poetry and the history of the English literary tradition back to the Middle Ages.
Beth
Beth graduated magna cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology. She is currently an MD candidate at Boston University School of Medicine.
Rebecca
Rebecca graduated from Brown University with a BS in Mathematical Science. She is currently a PhD candidate in Applied Physics at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Andrew
Andrew is earning his MA in Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University on a Fulbright Scholarship. He earned his BA in History from Columbia University (cum laude), where he received the Natalie Shawn Fellowship.
Claire
Claire holds a BA in English Literature (Brown) and an MFA in Painting (New York Academy of Art). Since 2016, she has been teaching high school English Literature at BASIS Independent in Brooklyn.
Helena
Helena studied at Columbia and NYU. She has served as a Contributing Editor and Senior Contributor at The New Inquiry, and her work has been excerpted or cited in The Atlantic, Harper's, and The New York Times, among others.
Charlotte
Charlotte holds an MA in Hispanic Studies from Brown University and a BA in English and Spanish from Oxford University. She is a recipient of the Kossoff Prize for Leadership in Language Teaching.
Peter
Peter received his BA in History from Columbia, and attended Washington & Lee University School of Law for his JD. He now works in civil litigation, and is admitted to practice law in NY, NJ, CT, and CA.
Antonio
Antonio holds a BS in Applied Physics and a PhD in Physics from Columbia University. After completing his postdoctorate at the University of Maryland, he now works at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Gil
Gil graduated from Wesleyan University with a BS in Chemistry. He attended Columbia University for his MS in Electrical Engineering, where he received the prestigious Jacob Millman Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
Emily Mc.
Emily holds a BA in Philosophy, Psychology, and Linguistics (Tulane), an MA in Philosophy (Brown) and a PhD in Philosophy (Harvard). She is currently the Nancy Schaenen Endowed Visiting Scholar of Ethics at DePauw University.
Hana
Hana double-majored in Sociology and Dance at Columbia University, where she graduated with departmental honors and Phi Beta Kappa. She also holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Hunter College, and she practices as a physical therapist.
Rana
Rana earned her BS in Biology and Molecular Biology at Brown, and then spent two years working in ovarian cancer research at Mass General Hospital. Currently, she is an MD student at Harvard Medical School.
Jeff
Jeff is an MS candidate in Computer Science at NYU, concentrating on Machine Learning. He graduated from Columbia with a BA in East Asian Languages and Cultures (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Emma
Emma is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, currently doing clinical research through a fellowship at Mass General Hospital. She earned her BA in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).