Shadowing the work of nations
Ethan Lyle experienced one benefit of Harvard’s Model United Nations after he graduated from the College last spring and took a job with the international legal and consulting firm Ropes & Gray. The firm was planning a major conference, with thousands of participants, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, which was where Lyle, who served as Harvard Model U.N. secretary-general his senior year, had helped to stage conferences in each of his undergraduate years. The Ropes & Gray organizers in New York were looking for photos of the conference rooms. Lyle was able to describe the facilities. They wanted to know about the menu, and again Lyle could help, since Model U.N. organizers have to help feed the thousands who attend. “It’s interesting how doing this activity can help you in ways you wouldn’t expect,” Lyle said. The multiple and sometimes unexpected benefits of the Model U.N. was a theme echoed by those to Lyle’s...