March 16, 2026

As we inch toward the promise of spring break, we’re staying warm today by recalling the intellectual heat of last week’s Three Minute Thesis event—congratulations to all who distilled months (or years) of research into three impressively concise minutes.

This week, we turn our attention to graduate school preparation and finding research opportunities, topics that, much like good scholarship, reward curiosity, persistence and occasionally a well-timed cup of coffee.

And as a preview of brighter days ahead, join us at Recess for a brief Mediterranean escape: sunshine (possibly metaphorical), light bites and a Greek yogurt bar worthy of Homeric praise.

Τα λέμε σύντομα!
(See you soon!)

Internship opportunity! The Terrorism Research Center is recruiting students for their Fall 2026, credit-bearing internships. The internship is an excellent way for students to get hands-on experience with research regardless of major. Check out this link for more information. 

INST/ECON Visiting Scholars Event! Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, visiting scholar at the Harvard Center for International Development, will deliver a lecture on March 31 from 12:00-1:30pm in CORD 349 titled "Why Development Becomes Harder: The Political Economy of the Possible." In it, Basri will explain how slower growth, rising economic insecurity, and structural shifts in the labor market work to reshape the political foundations of reform — ultimately defining what is politically feasible in contemporary development.

No closings this week!