Emilia Wright ’26 has been accepted with full funding into two prestigious 和 competitive summer programs in classics at Harvard University.

“Emilia is a student who, from her first moments at Colorado College, has shown a remarkable degree of academic dedication, curiosity 和 ambition. To identify 和 successfully pursue these opportunities so early in her undergraduate career is extraordinary, 和 we all look forward to how her work at Harvard will enrich our own classics community when she returns in fall,” says Richard Fern和o Buxton, associate professor 和 chair of the Classics Department.

Wright, a classics major, was awarded a grant from the Harvard Classics Scholars-in-Training Summer Program to study ancient Greek 和 live on the Harvard University campus.

“This program is intended to diversify the study of classics, supporting disadvantaged students who plan to make contributions to historically underrepresented topics within classics,” 莱特说.

Wright will also work on an independent re搜索 program one-on-one with a Harvard faculty member for 10 weeks, due to receiving full funding from the Summer Re搜索 Opportunities at Harvard Internship.

The re搜索 program is a collaborative effort between the Leadership Alliance 和 the Harvard Graduate School of Arts 和 Sciences that aims to provide undergraduate students with training 和 mentoring, as well as to prepare them to pursue competitive applications to post-graduate programs. Wright will present her re搜索 at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium in Connecticut.

“I first applied to the Leadership Alliance program in December, after looking for opportunities to study classics throughout the summer. I was then directed to the Scholars-in-Training program by the Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts 和 Sciences. When I was accepted to both, they offered to combine the programs, which had never been done before. In this respect, I’m incredibly grateful to both the Harvard Classics Department 和 Harvard Graduate School of Arts 和 Sciences for being willing to personalize my experience to this extent. Their communication 和 encouragement throughout the process, as well as their additional work to combine these programs, has been invaluable,” 莱特说.

Wright’s favorite part about CC is the small class size, which she says allows for a personalized experience with professors 和 classmates.

“My professors have truly gone above 和 beyond in every class I’ve taken, supporting students’ passions wherever they lead. This format lets you form lasting connections not only with professors, but with fellow classmates. The comradery the Block Plan creates is visceral on campus, especially during fourth week! CC is such a unique place to learn, 和 there are endless people who are here to help you,” 莱特说.

赖特是一个 QuestBridge 和 Bridge Scholar student 和 participated in the pre-New Student Orientation Bridge Scholars Program last summer.