Concentrators' Corner
Welcome to the Concentrators' Corner!
Here you will find information about what Linguistics concentrators are up to, including social events, lunches with professors, and publications. Please follow the link in the sidebar for additional information about research opportunities within the Linguistics concentration.
Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
Well wishes to our exceptional graduating senior concentrators this year:
- Aaron Arlanza
- Simon Ma
- Alyssa Yap
- Mariela Rodriguez Aguliar
- Annie Raschella
- Skylar Jordan
- Maia Hoffenberg
- Sam Lyczkowski
- Anthony Rodriguez Miranda
Linguistics Concentrators at Harvard Arts Fest 2025!
We are pleased to share that several of our multitalented concentrators are performing at the Performance Fair portion of the Harvard Arts Fest on Saturday, May 3. You are all invited to attend, and bring friends/family. The schedule is as follows:
- Antara Bhattacharya '25, South Asian Music Association, Yard Stage, 1:30p - 1:50p
- Carly Gelles '27, DanceFest, Plaza Tent, 2:30p - 4:20p
- Jackson Herrera '27, Mozart Society Orchestra, Sanders Theatre, 2:30p - 2:50p
- Sam Lyczkowski '26, Collegium Underground, Adolphus Busch Hall, 2:00p - 2:20p
- Sam Lyczkowski '26, Ferris Choral Fellows (Harvard University Choir), Adolphus Busch Hall, 4:00p - 4:20p
- Sam Lyczkowski '26, Harvard College Opera, Sanders Theatre, 3:00p - 3:20p
- Sam Schumann '25, DanceFest, Plaza Tent, 2:30p - 4:20p
Congratulations Class of 2024!
- David Arena
- Clarissa Briasco-Stewart
- Ben Elwy
- Jacob Fernandes
- John Harrington
- Sydney Lang
- Annora Lee
- Sara Manning
- Danielle Novak
- Ellie O'Hara
- Mataya Philbrick
- Alisa Regassa
Adam Aleksic '23 featured in The Crimson
The Crimson featured our Linguistics concentrator Adam Aleksic; check him out on TikTok to see how he's been bringing the joy and wonder of Linguistics to the widest possible audiences!
Senior Thesis Workshop
Director of Undergraduate Studies Professor Katie Franich introduces the Senior Thesis Workshop, where graduating seniors presented their impressive thesis work to the department as well as invited friends and family.
Ice skating trip
Concentrators joined faculty and grad students (and some faculty kids) in Linguistics for an ice skating party in Kendall Square - a great excuse to get outside even in the Boston winter!
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
- Adam Aleksic
- Austin Siebold
- Christian Abney
- Ian Chan
- Iqra Noor
- Joanna Boyland
- Joey Kurek
- Mikaela Belle Martin
- Richard Luo
- Sophie Brown
- Sophie Stull Kim
- Xavier Evans
- Ye Joo Han
- Eelaaf Zahid
WELCOME
from: Professor Kathryn Davidson on Zoom and Professor Jay Jasanoff on YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9E2bQIn1-w/
Events in our department
Senior Thesis Colloquium
Seniors Christian Abney, Mikaela Belle Martin, Ian Chan, Joanna Boyland, Richard Luo, Sophie Kim presented their honors undergraduate theses at the Senior Thesis Colloquium on April 27, 2023. Congratulations!
Concentrators Chat with Graduate Students and Professors at the Linguistics Department Open House
Undergraduates, graduate students, and professors had the opportunity to discuss the department and Linguistics as a whole over tasty food at the Linguistics Department Open house.
Concentrators, new and old, mingle and chat at annual Linguistics Concentrators Dinner
Newly declared concentrators had the chance to meet each other, other concentrators, and faculty at the annual Linguistics Concentrators Dinner.
Prospective concentrators talk to current students and faculty at department open house
Prospective concentrators in Linguistics had the opportunity to talk to current undergraduate concentrators, graduate students, and faculty in linguistics about the concentration and the department at the department open house on October 23rd.
Professors Davidson, Ryan, Jasanoff, and Bobaljik talked about their journeys and experiences in Linguistics:
Concentrators interested in pursuing PhD chat with grad students over lunch
In an informative discussion, concentrators interested in pursuing a PhD in Linguistics talked with grad students about their experiences navigating the process of applying to and attending graduate school in linguistics
Linguistics Concentrators receiving the Bok Center Teaching Awards
Athena Braun (Class of 2019) and Brian Yu (Class of 2019) received the Bok Center Teaching Awards for their work at CS50. Congratulations, Athena and Brian!
Linguistics Concentrator Admitted to a Graduate Program
Taylor Joyce (Class of 2019) will be matriculating 2019 fall to the PhD program in Linguistics at University of Texas, Austin, with the Donald D. Harrington fellowship! Congratulations, Taylor!
Linguistics Industry Panel
The Industry Panel was on Thursday February 28. This event invited speakers with a linguistics background who are now working in industry to share their experience and opinions on linguistics in a non-academic path.
Linguistics Fall Open House
The Linguistics Fall Open House took place on October 23, 2018.
Lives in Linguistics Dinner
Linguistics concentrators and students from Ling 83 enjoyed a dinner with College Fellow Masoud Jasbi and Head Tutor Isabelle Charnavel, on October 4, 2018.
Senior Thesis Colloquium
Seniors Jerry Nelluvelil, Anna Alsop, Rachel Silverstein, and Jennifer Hu presented their honors undergraduate theses at the Senior Thesis Colloquium on April 26, 2018.
Ice cream social (March 2018)
Concentrators gathered for ice cream and socializing on March 22, 2018.
Linguistics concentrator dinner
Linguistics concentrators, new and old, gathered for dinner at the Meaning & Modality Lab on November 27, 2017.
Ice cream social (November 2017)
Concentrators gathered for ice cream and socializing on November 9, 2017.
Department of Linguistics Open House Fall 2017
See below for photos from our Fall Open House, which took place on November 2, 2017.
Linguistics concentrators at LSA Annual Meeting 2018
The Department of Linguistics has two concentrators who will present at the prestigious Linguistic Society of America meeting in Utah this coming January 2018.
Anna Alsop (class of 2018) will be presenting a paper, entitled "Testing Contrastive Inferences from Suprasegmental Features Using Offline Measures."
Jennifer Hu (class of 2018) will be presenting a poster, entitled "A graph-theoretic approach to comparing typologies in Parallel OT and Harmonic Serialism."
Lives in Linguistics luncheon
Linguistics concentrators enjoyed an intimate lunch with Professor Jay Jasanoff and graduate student in Linguistics, Cristina Aggazzotti, on October 11, 2017.
Ice cream social (September 2017)
Concentrators discuss language in the Yard with Professor Kate Davidson and graduate student in Linguistics, Cristina Aggazzotti, on September 25, 2017.
