Harvard Undergraduate Symposium in Premodern Studies

Published on May 4, 2026

Barker Center 110, Thompson Room
12 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Mon., May 4, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Harvard Undergraduate Symposium in Premodern Studies

An all-day symposium on the ancient, medieval, and early modern world, featuring presentations by an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate scholars from Harvard College including Niyathi Chagatipati, Felix Chen, Peter Chen, Christine Corcoran, Jericho Hendershot, India Jayanti, Sheridan Liew, Laura Martens, Sophia Moraczewski, Richard Rodgers, Finn Tondro, and Lauren Zhang.

Gazette Classification: Conferences, Humanities, Religion, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: The Standing Committee on Medieval Studies, the Department of Classics, the Committee on Degrees in History and Literature, Ancient Studies at Harvard, and Harvard Early Modern World.
Cost: Free and open to the public
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: medieval.fas.harvard.edu…

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