The University of Cambridge, founded in 1209, is the second-oldest English-language university in the world after Oxford. I visited on a cold and dreary day while on a day trip from London and explored the parts of the campus open to the public. I walked along thoroughfares, down alleys, and across bridges over the River…

Oxford University, likely founded in 1093, is the oldest English-language university and second-oldest university in the world. This famed school is located in England in the city of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, a one hour train ride northwest from London. We paid entry to Trinity College, one of Oxford’s 39 constituent colleges which was…

Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut is celebrating its 150th birthday. This milestone is especially meaningful considering the school continued to run throughout Lebanon’s civil war (1975-1991). Even during the toughest and most dangerous times when classes needed to be suspended, the university never completely shut down. Such dedication to education makes it no surprise that…

When I was a chemistry grad student at Harvard, I enjoyed going for walks with my camera in bad weather, when the sky was moody and the campus empty. This album is made up of photos from two separate occasions – immediately after a fall rainstorm and a winter snowstorm. Harvard University

During my senior year of college, I had the opportunity to visit a few grad schools, including a couple in California. Stanford had a great chemistry department and a beautiful campus, with its sandstone arches and red-tiled roofs. The university’s motto,“Die Luft der Freiheit weht,” is German for “The wind of freedom blows.” However, that wind was not…

Another grad school I visited was the University of California at Berkeley.  Berkeley seems like such an awesome place in the Bay Area to live, and I was impressed with the hospitality of the faculty and students I met while I was there. UC Berkeley “Fiat Lux” – Berkeley’s motto is Latin for “Let there be light”

Brown is my alma mater, and I will always have school pride and return to Providence when I can. I took these photos of iconic buildings around the main campus during the fall semester of my senior year, including University Hall, the Rock (aka the John D. Rockefeller Library), the Van Winkle Gates, Sayles Hall, Rhode…