Student Projects
The Hart Leadership Program has a long history of exemplary student work, and we are proud to showcase here a selection of student research projects, internships, and honors theses dating back to 2011. Below, you can explore nearly 400 student projects, filtering by project type, Hart program affiliated with the project, thematic topics, project locations, and project years. The database does not provide the full text of students' projects, but it does provide abstracts of student work wherever available, as well as more information including students' class year and, when applicable, the name of the community partner organization a student worked with to conduct their internship or research. We will continue to expand the database as our students continue conducting phenomenal projects. In the meantime, use the search function below to explore our incredible students' work, and get inspired!
Gentrification, Policing, and Other Pressing Issues in D.C.
[Abstract not currently available.]
Lesbian Feminism, Community Building, and Activism in the 1970s-1990s
Sophia Chimbanda spent her fellowship year in Durham, North Carolina, partnered with the North Carolina Collection (NCC) at Durham County Public Library. NCC is the local history and archival department within the public library. Sophia spent her time at NCC processing various collections and creating subject guides for some of …
Exploring the Many Pathways to Indigenous Land Guardianship
Quinn Smith (T’23) completed his Hart Fellowship with Nia Tero in Seattle, Washington as well as the Indigenous Leadership Initiative (ILI). Both organizations advance Indigenous land guardianship, which is the idea that Indigenous Peoples should maintain the ability to protect and steward the lands and waters they have known since …
Arts Internship with MASSCreative
Dani worked with MASSCreative, an arts policy advocacy group based in Boston, MA, where he researched and recommended policies to support the Massachusetts arts community’s recovery post-COVID.
Arts Internship with the Hungry River Collective
Andrew interned with The Hungry River Collective, a creative project & social justice initiative dedicated to bringing attention to the erased history of the people of North Carolina’s State Hospital for the Colored Insane (Goldsboro, NC), a community conserved through a unique collection of recently rediscovered photographs. He worked closely …
Arts Internship with Muralist John Felix Arnold III
Lizzy worked with Durham-born artist John Felix Arnold III on one of his recent installations, “Reimagining Cerberus,” which calls attention to the human impact on climate change.