The Nomad Mentorship Program connects advanced study, independent research, and publication in a signature capstone experience. In COLT 415, students take on expanded intellectual and leadership roles as they shape both seminar discussions and their own scholarly paths. Each student develops an original project that brings together their areas of concentration, producing work that is distinctly comparative—crossing languages, regions, media, or disciplines.
Reflecting the breadth of Comparative Literature, capstone projects take many forms: critical essays, translations, creative writing, multimedia work, and hybrid or experimental formats. The course culminates in public presentations, inviting students to share their research with the broader university community and to contribute to ongoing conversations across fields.
Students are also encouraged to submit their work to Nomad, the department’s online journal and a vibrant platform for undergraduate scholarship and creative practice. Nomad publishes a wide range of work, including critical writing, translations with commentary, original poetry and prose, and projects in visual and digital media. Developed with faculty mentorship and often involving student editors, the journal offers hands-on experience in publishing to help showcase the innovative, boundary-crossing work produced within the program.
If you are interested in the program, please contact Dawn Marlan.