Senior wins Churchill Scholarship
When he first arrived on campus from his native Long Island, N.Y., Harvard senior Levent Alpoge debated between two concentrations: computer science and mathematics. The debate ended when Alpoge took Math 55 during his freshman year. That one class convinced him that the mathematics faculty’s teaching was inspired. “One thing that’s really cool about Harvard is that professors take a significant interest in helping undergraduates learn mathematics,” he said. “They’re into teaching, and teaching is their passion.” Now his decision is paying an exciting dividend, and taking him from one Cambridge to another. Alpoge was recently named a Churchill Scholar and will spend next year at the University of Cambridge. There, he will complete Part III of the university’s Mathematical Tripos and conduct research in analytic number theory, which will earn him a master of advanced study in mathematics. Alpoge decided to apply for the scholarship after his friend and fellow Quincy House resident Tony...