My Bookshelf: The Summer Quarantine Edition
I think it’s safe to say that COVID has created trends in social media and the news faster than we—or at the very least, I—can catch up....
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Leyla Zhaksybek
Aug 26, 2020
My Online Summer at Tufts
When I applied to the Leadership for Social Change program at Tufts University, I was unsure if I was going to enjoy it. I was introduced...
Leora Eisenberg
Aug 13, 2020
Gearing up for admissions season
I'll say it first: I am so tired of quarantine. I spent all day thinking about what I was going to write about. Another COVID-related...
Leora Eisenberg
Jul 23, 2020
What I've Learned at Hermiona University
It’s hard to believe that it’s already the end of July. Many of us have been in quarantine since the middle of March, making for four...
David Lysenko
Jul 11, 2020
Featured Session II Courses
Summer isn't how we planned it -- but Hermiona is here to help! Our second session of HermionaU is starting on Monday, July 13th. I...
Leora Eisenberg
Jun 28, 2020
Hermiona College Essay Writing Intensive Testimonials
Summer isn't how we planned it -- but Hermiona is here to help! As part of Hermiona University, we just wrapped up our first session of...
Taylor Chin
Jun 22, 2020
HermionaU Instructor Spotlight: Introduction to Stereo Photography with Alexander Melkumov
A photo is not necessarily two-dimensional and flat. The human brain has trained the eyes to perceive depth in images, even when they are...
Taylor Chin
Jun 9, 2020
HermionaU Instructor Spotlight: Maxim Istomin
For younger students not yet ready to learn C++ or Java, Logo is a simpler language that creates a smooth introduction to programming for...
Leora Eisenberg
Jun 5, 2020
Online Graduation at Princeton University
Four months ago, graduation seemed so far away. I still had time to enjoy “college life,” as one puts it: friends, parties, and, of...
Leora Eisenberg
Jun 4, 2020
Introducing: "Introduction to Public Speaking and Self-Presentation" with Marta Molfar
I’ve heard it said before that the most common fear in the United States is public speaking -- and that the second most common fear is...
Taylor Chin
Jun 1, 2020
HermionaU Instructor Spotlight: Dmitry Shvartsman
Most of the time, we don't stop to think about the way that biological cells and tissues coordinate everything that happens in our body,...
David Lysenko
May 30, 2020
Introducing: Ideation, Concentration, and Emotion Through Art
“At the point where poetry and dreams meet, the artist captures the soul of the world. Thousands of charms soar into the sky in the music...
alxmary
May 26, 2020
Leland Stanford Zoom University
Like many schools and universities throughout the world, Stanford has transitioned to online classes in the wake of the COVID-19...
Taylor Chin
May 25, 2020
HermionaU Instructor Spotlight: Alexander Melkumov
Cinematography doesn't start with having the most expensive camera or the most recognized creative potential; it begins with a desire to...
Leora Eisenberg
May 21, 2020
Memes and More: A De-Brief on Hermiona's Masterclass with Ksenia Turkova
This past Sunday, Hermiona hosted a free masterclass with Ksenia Turkova -- a world-renowned journalist, linguist, news anchor, and...
Taylor Chin
May 17, 2020
HermionaU Spotlight: Ksenia Turkova
Learning languages doesn't have to be boring! HermionaU instructor Ksenia Turkova likes to enforce the idea that language learning is fun...
Leora Eisenberg
May 16, 2020
Introducing: "How to Learn a Language From Scratch"
When I was eleven, I decided to teach myself French. I used all of my Barnes and Noble gift cards on grammar textbooks and spent most of...
Max Ehrlich
May 13, 2020
Phillips Academy -- Online!
Going to boarding school a thousand miles from home is one thing, but going to boarding school 1,000 miles from school is another. During...
David Lysenko
May 10, 2020
Introducing: "The Birth of America"
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it” (George Santayana). Referring to the accession of Napoleon III, Karl Marx...
Jason Lu
May 7, 2020
Davidson's Take on "Online Learning"
“If there were any two semesters I wouldn’t want cut short, it’d definitely be my first and my last.” That was the line I gave to every...
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