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!
School Discipline Policies: Analyzing Exclusion from the Classroom on Disadvantaged Populations
Policy Problem Statement For high schools in Florence School District 1, there are over 40 different behavioral violations that result in a student’s suspension or expulsion for their first offense. More than half of these offenses are for nonviolent behaviors and a majority of these nonviolent behaviors do not involve …
The Resettlement of Unaccompanied Refugee Children from France to Facilitate Family Reunification in the UK
*In 2016, the SOL program pivoted for the year to focus on political engagement in what was then called the “Political Engagement Pilot Project,” or PEPP. This was an alternative version of SOL that laid the groundwork for the development of the PEP program as it currently exists. Problem Statement: …
The Lack of Higher Education Resources for Undocumented Students at the High School Level with Emphasis on North Carolina
*In 2016, the SOL program pivoted for the year to focus on political engagement in what was then called the “Political Engagement Pilot Project,” or PEPP. This was an alternative version of SOL that laid the groundwork for the development of the PEP program as it currently exists. There is …
Cross-Border Conflict Education in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
From June 5th to July 31st, I worked with Seeds of Peace Educator Programs and regional offices in Ramallah and Tel Aviv as an independent researcher as well as a Communications Office intern. My main research explores why and to what extent Seeds of Peace (SOP) international camp is viewed …
Cultural Identity of Japanese Americans in Hawai’i
Folk Toys and Games From Japan “Today no other country in the world equals Japan in the variety, number, and production of folk toys” – THE FOLK ARTS OF JAPAN by Hugo Munsterberg During the Edo period of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1867) there were no less than one hundred centers …
Organic Farming in a Modernized World
[Abstract not currently available.]