Katherine Surkan
What is your favourite thing about the College?
Where else will I get a chance to research Enlightenment-era endocrinology? For those who don’t already know: the field was wrong about a lot of things and authors would occasionally slip in the argument that griffins exist.
What will you miss the most?
I really will miss the people the most. It’s extremely unfortunate that our year wasn’t able to be together for the end, HUMS wasn’t the same without everyone.
What is your favourite reading/book/text from the program?
I fell in love with The Divine Comedy, the most politically-scathing, spiritually-influential, and romantically-confused love poem ever written.
What’s next for you?
I’m going to get a cat and then teach it to read Plato. Aside from that I’m looking for a job and working on some art and music in my spare time.