Inspired by the annual TEDtalks, the TEDxGallatinSeniorSymposium showcases a select group of undergraduate students at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study who will take us through some of the issues and sites that they have encountered as they’ve built their interdisciplinary academic concentrations. From the informal economies of the Mumbai slums to the state infrastructure of Ancient Greece, from the somatic impact of language to the political currency of Lady Gaga (meat dress and all), we are incredibly excited for this year’s program, which we believe not only celebrates the participating students’ work but also the sheer diversity of thought present in Gallatin’s undergraduate scholars.

The Gallatin School of Individualized Study
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New York, New York, 10003
United States

Batul Abbas

Batul Abbas is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in Social and Economic Dimensions of Urban Planning. Her talk is titled Rethinking the Unplanned.

Zachary Caceres

Zachary Caceres is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in Politics Philosophy and Economics. His talk is titled Free Cities: Development for the 21st Century.

Courtney Cauthen

Courtney Cauthen is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in Social and Economic Dimensions of Urban Planning. Her talk is titled An Anathema to Democracy? A Case Study on Cumulative Voting.

Laura Esposito

Laura Esposito is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in International Development through Space and Time. Her talk is titled Lessons from Antiquity for Today.

Sarah Lefkowith

Sarah Lefkowith is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in Media, Technology and Social Action. Her talk is titled Meat Dress for Justice: Lady Gaga and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

Stephanie Fisher

Stephanie Fisher is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in Our Food System: Sustainability and Taste. Her talk is titled Reclaiming the Domestic: Farm Women’s Invisible Feminism.

Reva Frankel

Reva Frankel is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in Miscommunication, Language, and Literature. Her talk is titled Interrelatedness and Its Implications.

Allison Trevorrow

Allison Trevorrow is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in Medical Design and Anthropology. Her talk is titled Patient Power: Re-imaging the Patient Experience in the US Medical Landscape.

Sarah Zapiler

Sarah Zapiler is a senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in The Science, Philosophy, Art and Love of Language. Her talk is titled Psh! Arbitrary Shmarbitrary! Semantics and Somatics.