Harvard senior puts pin in neurobiology, comedy, and art to embark on Rockefeller Fellowship
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Med school or an artistic career? The healing arts or … healing laughter? Harvard senior Brooke Bourgeois is looking for the humor in her dilemma. She has worked for four years to develop from a science newbie into a senior about to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology with her sights set on medical school. But Bourgeois is no science geek. She’s also a painter, a cartoonist for the Harvard Lampoon, and a standup comedian with an improv group. She’s concerned that medical school’s infamous pressures will squeeze the art out of her life. So, she’s going to Scotland. Bourgeois is one of a handful of seniors embarking on a Michael Rockefeller Memorial Fellowship for the year after graduation. The fellowship will allow them to explore the world — and themselves — by immersing in a foreign culture. The fellowship discourages...