During my first summer of research, Laidlaw at Columbia has given me the opportunity to explore race/ethnicity-based clubs at Columbia and why students do or don't join by interviewing ten rising sophomores.
Hi Kelly! I remember how one regret I had after finishing my first semester at Columbia was not having joined an identity-based group/formed a community that shared my cultural traditions and practices and allowed me to maintain them even when I was thousands of miles away from my family. As such, I really do resonate with what you've concluded about the motivation behind students' involvement in identity-based clubs and hope to continue searching for this same sense of cultural community as I go into my sophomore year! I'm also very intrigued by the fluidity of your leadership—one that involves both steering the conversation and knowing when to step back—and appreciate your efforts at allowing student perspectives to shine through in your research!
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Hi Kelly! I remember how one regret I had after finishing my first semester at Columbia was not having joined an identity-based group/formed a community that shared my cultural traditions and practices and allowed me to maintain them even when I was thousands of miles away from my family. As such, I really do resonate with what you've concluded about the motivation behind students' involvement in identity-based clubs and hope to continue searching for this same sense of cultural community as I go into my sophomore year! I'm also very intrigued by the fluidity of your leadership—one that involves both steering the conversation and knowing when to step back—and appreciate your efforts at allowing student perspectives to shine through in your research!