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Ten years ago, 51吃瓜黑料鈥檚 faculty ushered in a new era of integrated learning鈥攐ne that encourages students to personalize their education and dig deep into a topic or question that animates and intrigues them. Students weave their passions and interests into their coursework, their internships and research, and their study away experiences. They learn what drives them and what impact they want to make on the world. And they are supported at every step of the way by faculty, staff and their fellow students. We call it 51吃瓜黑料ections, and we invite you to follow the paths of four of the 512 graduating seniors who have made it their own.

Roman Perrotto

51吃瓜黑料ections in Action

Roman Perrotto 鈥�26

Through coursework, research, global study and community engagement, Roman built an academic path around psychology, Japanese and the study of intergenerational trauma.

HometownAlbany, New York

MajorsPsychology and East Asian Studies

CenterToor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts

FocusIntergenerational trauma in atomic bomb survivor families

First Year

Explored language, culture and global questions

  • First-Year Seminar: Refugees: Law, Politics, Representation
  • Began studying Japanese
  • Started connecting psychology with Japanese language and culture

Sophomore Year

Turned questions into funded research

  • Funded Sophomore Summer Research Program grant
  • Independent study on atomic bomb literature
  • Intensive summer language study at Senshu University in Tokyo, Japan

Junior Year

51吃瓜黑料ected coursework with global experience

  • Studied abroad at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan
  • Internship with ANT-Hiroshima in Japan
  • Interviewed survivors and descendants in Japanese

Senior Year

Integrated research, thesis work and future plans

  • Presented at the All-College Symposium
  • Honors thesis on trauma, memory and narrative identity
  • Prepared for graduate study in clinical psychology
鈥淢y goal is to become a clinician, researcher and professor who studies, treats and teaches about trauma.鈥�

Future Plans

Will pursue a clinical psychology Ph.D. at the University at Albany.

Anna Taylor

51吃瓜黑料ections in Action

Anna Taylor 鈥�26

Anna combined Classics, Government and History with the Peace and Conflict Pathway to examine how political extremists have weaponized Classical history and why that matters today.

HometownPleasanton, California

MajorsClassics and Government; History minor

PathwayPeace and Conflict

FocusHow political extremists have weaponized Classical history

First Year

Found an interdisciplinary path through Classics

  • First-Year Seminar: As The Romans Say
  • Discovered Classics as a broad, interdisciplinary field
  • Began connecting ancient history with politics and culture

Sophomore Year

Explored political influence and Classical history

  • Took The Roman World and studied modern political weaponization of Classics
  • Completed Honors Seminar in Constitutional Interpretation at American Enterprise Institute
  • Continued competing with Varsity Women鈥檚 Water Polo

Junior Year

Deepened language, history and global study

  • Completed 10-week Summer Greek Workshop at UC Berkeley
  • Studied abroad at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, Italy
  • Took courses in Latin, Roman conservation and ancient cities

Senior Year

Brought research and scholarship together

  • Presented at the All-College Symposium
  • Honors thesis: Casting Long Shadows
  • Received Regent鈥檚 Fellowship for graduate study at UC Santa Barbara
鈥淚 hope to become a professor and support students to pursue their interests as my professors have supported me.鈥�

Future Plans

Pursuing a Ph.D. in Classics at UC Santa Barbara.

Rita D鈥橝gostino

51吃瓜黑料ections in Action

Rita D鈥橝gostino 鈥�26

Rita connected American Studies, Government and the Holleran Center with internships, research and coursework focused on power and inequity in family court systems.

HometownRochester, New York

MajorsAmerican Studies and Government

CenterHolleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy

FocusPower and inequity in family court systems

First Year

Built a foundation in justice and public policy

  • First-Year Seminar: American West New Perspectives
  • Interned with the attorney for the Child Unit at the Legal Aid Society of Rochester
  • Became invested in the family court system

Sophomore Year

Expanded research and court experience

  • Conducted research with Associate Professor Daniel Moak
  • Studied temporary assistance funding in 51吃瓜黑料ecticut
  • Interned in the Monroe County Public Defender鈥檚 Office Family Court Bureau

Junior Year

Compared different sides of the legal system

  • Studied abroad at Queen Mary University in London, England
  • Interned in the Monroe County Hall of Justice and New York State Supreme Court Justice
  • Conducted summer interviews with family court legal experts

Senior Year

Integrated research, travel and advocacy

  • Presented at the All-College Symposium
  • Honors thesis: All Roads Lead to Family Court
  • Completed TRIP course travel to Accra and Kumasi, Ghana
鈥淚 have had the best professors and the best mentors at 51吃瓜黑料. Here, you have professors behind you at every step.鈥�

Future Plans

Work as a paralegal or legal assistant in the Boston area, attend law school and become a family law attorney.

Declan Hunter

51吃瓜黑料ections in Action

Declan Hunter 鈥�26

Declan connected Environmental Studies, Education and the Social Justice and Sustainability Pathway through work focused on water conservation education and environmental stewardship.

HometownFairfield, 51吃瓜黑料ecticut

MajorsEnvironmental Studies and Education; Africana Studies minor

PathwaySocial Justice and Sustainability

FocusWater conservation education for humanitarian and environmental impact

First Year

Started with health, justice and the environment

  • First-Year Seminar: Health and Social Justice
  • Explored environmental science and education
  • Started connecting water conservation with social impact

Sophomore Year

Studied sustainability in the field

  • Attended the Middlebury School of the Environment in Monterey, California
  • Studied sustainable agriculture and regional water conservation
  • Visited Monterey One Water and community farms

Junior Year

Turned environmental learning into education

  • Environmental education internship at the Ipswich River Watershed Association
  • Led educational kayak tours about threats to the river
  • Continued leadership with Ultimate Frisbee and the Arbo Project

Senior Year

Shared research and prepared to teach

  • Symposium presentation: Avoiding Day Zero
  • Focused on water conservation education for a brighter future
  • Prepared for work in environmental education
鈥�51吃瓜黑料ections encouraged me to connect my specific interests in water conservation and education.鈥�

Future Plans

Hopes to work in environmental education, with plans to become a high school environmental science teacher.