Student Views help showcase the cultural and academic experiences of students who have spent time in Latin America or have engaged with Latin American communities in the U.S. Entries can take a variety of forms, from narrative stories of personal adventure to academic descriptions of research findings, and everything in between!
If you are interested in submitting an entry, email jerlick@fas.harvard.edu! Click below for more information.
Student Views Submissions
Welcome to Student Views! We invite Harvard and other students—undergraduate, graduate and recent alumni—to submit 1,500-word articles, published weekly.
We are looking for four types of articles:
—Write about your experience in a Latin American country or a Latinx neighborhood. DRCLAS internships preferred, but not necessary.
—Tell us about your academic research, your work on your thesis or a special project in language that people who are not in your field will understand. Anecdotes are encouraged. How did you get interested in the topic? What do you want to learn going forward?
—Write about personal issues of identity that reflect the diversity of the Latin American or Latinx experience.
—Reviews of plays, movies, art, music about Latin America or Latinx themes.
If you are interested in submitting an entry, email jerlick@fas.harvard.edu!
Recent Articles
Stop Chiding Latino Voters
As I look in the mirror, I feel a sense of fear and shame.
Impossible Dream Becomes a Reality of Social Responsibility
And one day, your life changes. After weeks, or even months, spent perfecting your university application, the long-awaited email arrives. Most of the time, it begins with:
“Congratulations, I am happy to inform you of your acceptance into Harvard.”
Voices of Resistance: Exploring Indigenous Histories and Data Inclusion
There were two deciding factors, of many, that strongly influenced my decision to commit to Harvard for college:
Innovative Measures in the Face of Climate Change
In Latin America, many communities face escalating risks from climate change. Driven by a curiosity to understand how innovative, technology-driven solutions can address these challenges, I joined Suyana—a parametric insurance startup focused on climate risk.
In Search of a Vanished Afro-Brazilian Novel
Manuel Bandeira’s poem “A Morte Absoluta” (“Consummate Death”), first published in Portuguese in 1940 and newly translated by Candace Slater in 2018, contemplates the relationship between death and oblivion.
Sustainability in Nuance
I used to imagine the Amazon Rainforest as a big piece of flat land with trees growing on top of it, farmers and ranchers grabbing land while Indigenous people fought off the invaders.
Student Views Archive
In this repository you can find all of the student views categorized by country. You can find student views which do not focus on a country in the “General Considerations”.
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
