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  [### Special Concentrations at Harvard: an Interview with my friend Kai

 ](https://college.harvard.edu/student-life/student-stories/special-concentrations-harvard-interview-my-friend-kai) April 15, 2026 

While Harvard College offers more than 3,700 courses in 50 undergraduate fields of study, special concentrations allow students to draw from multiple disciplines and design their own curriculum. Hear from my friend Kai, a special concentrator, about their...



 

 

   ![Kai '26 and Mollie '26](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/SC_WEBSITE_NEWS_Kai_Interview.jpeg?itok=etpMHrhX) 

 



 

 

   [### Special Concentrator Alumus Nick DiGiovanni '19 featured in the Boston Globe

 ](/news/2026/03/special-concentrator-alumus-nick-digiovanni-19-featured-boston-globe) March 11, 2026 

Nick DiGiovanni '19 didn’t plan to become one of the internet’s biggest food creators, but during the pandemic his TikTok cooking videos began drawing millions of views within minutes, launching him from “MasterChef” finalist to global sensation.



 

 

   ![ick DiGiovanni, Lynn "Lynja" Davis, and Guinness World Records Adjudicator Claire Stephens pose with the world's largest chicken nugget.Tim Davis.](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-17%20at%204.46.45%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=4eb6d4fa&itok=tqb_T8UX) 

 



 

 

   [### Joshua D. Greene picked for civil discourse professorship

 ](/news/2026/01/joshua-d-greene-picked-civil-discourse-professorship) January 14, 2026 

Joshua Greene, Chair of the Standing Committee on Special Concentrations and faculty member in the Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science, has been named the inaugural Alfred and Rebecca Lin Professor of Civil Discourse.



 

 

   ![The experimental psychologist, neuroscientist, and philosopher is the inaugural Alfred and Rebecca Lin Professor of Civil Discourse.](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-17%20at%204.09.07%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=d6e96de3&itok=8dpueSwN) 

 



 

 

   [### Special Concentrations Committee Chair Joshua Greene Co-Authors New Study

 ](/news/2025/06/special-concentrations-committee-chair-joshua-greene-co-authors-new-study) June 04, 2025 

 Special Concentrations students aren’t the only ones doing amazing work! Check out our Standing Committee chair Josh Greene’s innovative research, described in The Gazette. 

 

 

   ![Ph.D. candidate Lucas Woodley, the paper’s lead author (left), with Professor of Psychology Joshua D. Greene.](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-06/Screenshot%202025-06-04%20at%203.29.41%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=azuB1yAV) 

 



 

 

   [### Lena is a Rhodes Scholar!

 ](/news/lena-rhodes-scholar) November 21, 2024 

 We couldn't be more delighted to congratulate Lena Ashooh, our third Rhodes Scholar in three years! You can learn more about her Special Concentration in Animal Studies here. 

 

 

   ![lena](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/screenshot_2024-11-21_at_11.55.36.jpg?itok=PsvlGbdq) 

 



 

 

   [### Here's Looking at YOU

 ](/news/heres-looking-you) October 31, 2024 

 In the New York Times, AnhPhu and a fellow student show how easy it is to turn smart glasses into facial recognition tools AND offer tips on how to remove your data from search engines! 

 

 

   ![caine and anhphu](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/screenshot_2024-10-31_at_15.21.39.png?itok=dAhR1o3L) 

 



 

 

   [### Thesis Day! 

 ](/news/thesis-day) March 11, 2024 

 Senior thesis day is always a highlight of our year. Congratulations, Aishani and Luis, on your terrific accomplishments! Now, go get some sleep . . . 

 

 

   ![thesis day](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/spec/files/img_7490_copy.jpg?itok=mZXQjX_V) 

 



 

 

   [### Aishani is a Rhodes Scholar!

 ](/news/aishani-rhodes-scholar) November 20, 2023 

 Congratulations to Special Concentrator Aishani Aatresh on her selection as a 2024 Rhodes Scholar! 

 

 

   ![aatresh](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/spec/files/screenshot_2023-11-20_at_11.42.49.png?itok=5SlICqdy) 

 



 

 

   [### Alice and AnhPhu are in FM!

 ](/news/alice-and-anhphu-are-fm) October 16, 2023 

 Check out FM to learn what two of our Special Concentrators are up to in the lab. 

 

 

   ![robotic_limb.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/spec/files/robotic_limb.jpeg?itok=NRRktPYp) 

 



 

 

   [### That's our Henry!

 ](/news/thats-our-henry) May 09, 2023 

 Special concentrator Henry Cerbone '23 is profiled in The Gazette! 

 

 

   ![henry](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/spec/files/screenshot_2023-05-09_at_14.51.29.png?itok=UgvqMUc1) 

 



 

 

   [### The Village

 ](/news/village) June 06, 2022 

 We couldn't be prouder of our outstanding graduates this year. It took an absolute village of family, friends, faculty, and staff to support them through their college journey - but their accomplishments and grand futures are ample reward. We loved... 

 

 

   ![SC2022](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/spec/files/sc2022.jpg?itok=CpQIvE5t) 

 



 

 

   [### Jonas, Kavya, and Ana are Senior Superstars!

 ](/news/jonas-kavya-and-ana-are-senior-superstars) March 14, 2022 

 Our senior thesis-writers turned in their work last week, and we just had to share a photo of the big moment. These students have worked on their projects through the most extraordinary of times here at Harvard, and we could not be prouder of them and... 

 

 

   ![Thesis Writers!](/sites/g/files/omnuum9056/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/spec/files/9dddd66e-8c04-4536-bae2-0ad2cc436dc9.jpg?itok=UvLy-Ltf) 

 



 

 

  

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