Megha Khemka

Fifteen Minutes of Summer

FM writers share fifteen- minute snapshots of the summers they spent around the globe.

Inside Out

My clothes had just recovered from being drenched in water from the heavens when the protagonists of Tony Award-winning musical “The Outsiders” ran into a burning cathedral and all the water in my body started leaking out of my eyes.

Decoding the Harvard Dropout

Harvard’s indefinite leave of absence policy makes it possible to go big, or go back to the best school in the world. What comes next for the Harvard dropout — and what happens to the University they leave behind?

Fifteen Questions: Julie Vu on Human Judgment, Teaching Philosophies, and Why Good Data Matters

The lauded Preceptor and Curriculum/Pedagogy Specialist in Statistics sat down with Fifteen Minutes to talk about her long-held love of teaching, the importance of good data in an increasingly polarized world, and student culture at Harvard.

Most Interesting Thesis: Rosie Couture

This summer, Rosalie “Rosie” P. Couture ’26 went on a road trip to lesbian bars across the American South as part of her thesis research.

Advice to Josh: How to Survive Grade Deflation

Ever since reading the recent report about grade inflation at Harvard, our perpetually confused freshman Josh has been feeling extra anxious. Should he quit all his extracurriculars? Bribe his professors to keep his 4.0? We’ve asked some of FM’s best for their wisdom on how Josh can survive the supposedly impending changes to grading norms at Harvard College.

Hacking HUDS with Claire Saffitz

We can’t take full credit for the idea of asking Saffitz to zhuzh up some everyday fare.

Eight International Students at Harvard, Watching America Close Its Doors

A freshman debate champion wakes up to news of his peers marching the streets of Nepal. A trio of friends become high-profile activists. A sophomore from Jakarta searches for the America she idealized as a child.

Venn Diagram: Corsetry, LS1b

Darwinism

Where Chemistry Meets Canvas: Talking Art Conservation with Narayan Khandekar

Narayan Khandekar, director of the art museums’ Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, inhabits this floor. A senior art conservationist from Australia, Khandekar thrives on the intersection of art and science.

Corsetry vs. Ls1b