HDS Admissions Graduate Assistants share their 2023 New Year's Resolutions.
What Does it Mean to be a “Religious None” at HDS?
Maggie Helmick, MTS '23, shares her personal experience as a religiously unaffiliated student at HDS.
Why We Gather: Noon Service
Kat Woodard, MDiv '25, shares her personal experience with one of HDS' most long-standing traditions, Noon Service. Noon Service presents a weekly opportunity for the HDS community to gather together for religious practice and reflection across many traditions.
HDS Mythbusting
Join the 2022-2023 Admissions Graduate Assistants as they dispel a few commonly held myths about HDS.
Meet Samirah Jaigirdar – 2022-2023 HDS Admissions Graduate Assistant
Meet Samirah! Samirah is one of the Graduate Assistants in HDS Admissions. She is a first-year MTS student at HDS with an area of focus in Religion, Ethics, and Politics. She is studying religious extremism and propaganda.
Meet Nicole Collins – 2022-2023 HDS Admissions Graduate Assistant
Meet Nicole! Nicole is one of the Graduate Assistants in HDS Admissions. She is a first-year MTS student at HDS studying the intersection between transness and religious conversion.
Meet Maggie Helmick – 2022-2023 HDS Admissions Graduate Assistant
Meet Maggie! Maggie is one of the Graduate Assistants in HDS Admissions. She is a second-year MTS student at HDS studying the relationship between religion and human experience of the natural world.
Meet Kat Woodard – 2022-2023 HDS Admissions Graduate Assistant
Meet Kat! Kat is one of the Graduate Assistants at HDS Admissions. She is a first-year MDiv student at HDS studying spiritual care, religious education, and accessibility.
2022 Incoming Students Spotlight
In honor of the new student orientation taking place this week and the first day of the fall semester just around the corner, we've put together this post to introduce you to a few members of this year's incoming class. From the goal of advancing a moral argument for the health equity of vulnerable populations to supporting marginalized practitioners of vernacular Buddhism, we hope you enjoy getting to know the backgrounds and dreams of a few of our newest classmates.
How do Grad Students Eat?
Food is important – it sustains life, it brings people together, and it tastes good! As a graduate student, however, finding the time to cook can sometimes be tough. In this post, the HDS Graduate Assistants share their food-related tips and tricks, from their go-to recipes to their favorite Harvard Square haunts.