Beyond Harvard Podcast
A podcast sharing the stories of students at Harvard University - uncovering who they are here and beyond.
Episodes
12 episodes
South Africa to Harvard College as an International Student | Joshua Andrews
In Episode 12 we meet Joshua Andrews, a first-year student at Harvard College studying Applied Mathematics.Born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa, Joshua shares what it was like applying to Harvard as an international student and ref...
Air Force Academy, Miss America, and Harvard University | Madison Marsh
In Episode 11, we meet Madison Marsh: a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Miss America 2024, and a Master of Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School.Madison shares her journey from military service to the Miss A...
From Yale to Harvard Medical School as an International Student | Alex Dong
In Episode 10, we meet Alex Dong, an MD/MBA Candidate at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Harvard Business School (HBS). Originally from Canada, Alex attended a high school with few resources to support students applying to universities in the ...
Goldman Sachs to Harvard as a Queer Black Woman | Chandra Sahu
In Episode 9, we meet Chandra Sahu, an MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School (HBS). From growing up in Michigan to launching her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, Chandra shares all that she's learned along the way - opening up ...
Leadership from Amazon to Harvard Business School | Abhi Gunasekar
In Episode 8, we meet Abhi Gunasekar, an MS/MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School (HBS) and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Abhi shares his journey studying computer science at Purdue University, to working as a Soft...
Building the World's First Water Bottle with Utensils | Steffek Rainey
In Episode 7, we meet Steffek Rainey, a Master’s Candidate in Design Engineering (MDE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Steffek shares his journey into design, his decision to...
Jeopardy! Champion to Congress Campaign Trail | Tyler Vandenberg
In Episode 6, we meet Tyler Vandenberg, a Master of Public Policy Candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). Prior to grad school, Tyler was in the U.S. Marine Corps for seven years, and is a 2x Jeopardy Champion. Now, as he wraps up his fi...
From Kerala to Harvard Kennedy School | Nidhi Nair
In Episode 5, we meet Nidhi Nair, a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Schwarzman Scholar with a background in Economics and Statistics. Nidhi shares her journey from growing up in Kerala to navigating glo...
Decisions to Harvard Graduate School of Design | Wyatt Roy
In Episode 4, we meet Wyatt Roy, a Master’s Candidate in Design Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Wyatt studied Psychology at Stanford University, and has a background working with emerging technologies as a Narrative Technologi...
Sri Lankan-Japanese Fashion Model at Harvard | Minori Ito
In Episode 3, we meet Minori Ito, a Master’s Candidate in Human Development and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Minori shares how navigating multiple cultures and working as a fashion model have influenced her sense of se...
Zambia to Harvard Graduate School of Education | Nand Javia
In Episode 2, we meet Nand Javia, a Master’s Candidate in Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In our conversation, we discussed Nand's journey to Harvard and his experience as an entrepreneur in Education.B...
Building a Nonprofit in Ghana | Salomey Ampadu
Beyond Harvard is a platform that highlights the voices, stories, and ideas of the Harvard University community, identifying who they are at Harvard and Beyond. In Episode 1, we meet Salomey Ampadu, a Master’s Candidate in Education Leadership ...
