2021 Featured STPs

"Teaching Inclusivity and Intersectionality in the Feminist Agenda: Comparing the Suffrage and #MeToo Movements" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Maya Shore comes up with a curriculum for teaching intersectional feminism to teenagers.

"Money, Hope, and the Buffalo Bills" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Max Fung uses his personal history as a Bills fan to muse about marketing and the psychological allure of the underdog.

"A.I. Music and How We Understand It" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Hannah Jin discusses the past and future of music composed by artificial intelligence.

"Hip-Hop, Hedonism, & Holiness: Kierkegaardian Philosophy in the Work of Kanye West & Kendrick Lamar " (Part 1) (Part 2)

Victor Attah offers a reading of Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city based on the ideas of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.


"Littera Scripta Manet- The Need for a Student Record Archive at MPH" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Ryan Hinshaw details his proposal for an archive of student records at MPH.

"Slave to the Scale; How Do Social Media, Diet Culture, and Celebrities Influence How Teens See Their Bodies?" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Natalie Storie takes a look at the relationship between the identities teens craft for themselves on social media and their relationships to their bodies.

"Eating Disorders in School and at Home" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Genevieve Morrow reflects on how school culture can leave students vulnerable to eating disorders.


"Leadership in the Suez Canal Crisis" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Katie Sullivan analyzes different leadership styles on display in a critical historical moment.

Angel Holligan reflects on the need for financial literacy education among younger students.

"Horror-Comedy and Political Commentary" (Part 1) (Part 2)

Farouq Alsalih looks for political messaging in movies that have both frightened and delighted him.

Keara Dreyfuss proposes an educational curriculum that differentiates for introverts.