Archive for 2020
“Why Geography” Series Presents: James Miller ’21
1. Why did you choose to major in Geography? I chose to major in geography almost immediately after taking Environment and Society which was my first class in the department. I really value the social-scientific, justice oriented approach that geography offers, and I was interested in learning more about human-environment interactions. 2. To what extent […]
“Why Geography” Series Presents: Kristie Olson ’21
1.Why did you choose to major in Geography? Coming to college I knew two things, I wanted to help people from a structural level and that I enjoyed science, but I was not good at biology/chem/physics. I knew I was passionate about the environment and people, but that was about it. So, I took some […]
“Why Geography” Series Presents: Grace Tobin ’21
1. Why did you choose to major in Geography? I chose to major in Geography because it was exactly the field I’ve been looking for my whole life. After just two weeks of my first two classes in the department, Energy and Urban Geography, I knew that this was what I wanted to study. I’ve […]
Quincy Yangh (’21): Working for equal access to justice
Geography major Tori Franciosi (’21) interviewed Quincy Yangh (’21) about his fall 2019 internship with iProbono, an NGO in New Delhi, India. The internship was part of a one-month Independent Study Period of the School for International Training (SIT)’s Nepal and India: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples study away program. Please describe the internship you participated […]