Rachel Higson
Rachel Higson
POETRY • JOURNALISM • ETHICS • EDITING • MANDARIN • EDUCATION
15 Bethany Drive
Irvine, California 92603
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EXPERIENCE
Fulbright, Taiwan — English Teaching Assistant
AUGUST 2018 - JULY 2019
Develop curriculum, foster strong relationships with local co-teachers, and encourage a mutual cultural interest with students.
Marilyn Chin, writer and professor — Student Researcher
JANUARY 2018 - JULY 2018
Update Chin’s website with a current book list and bibliography of academic references in preparation for her new collection of poetry.
Writing Center, DePauw University — Tutor
SEPTEMBER 2015 - MAY 2018
Adapt to each student’s needs in order to develop his/her writing skills.
EDUCATION
Columbia University, School of the Arts
JUNE 2020 - CURRENT
Master’s of Fine Arts in Poetry
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN — English Writing
AUGUST 2014 - MAY 2018
Summa Cum Laude • Honor Scholar • GPA: 3.81
PUBLICATIONS
A Midwestern Review — Fall 2014 -2018
Contributor, reader, and Poetry Editor, 2014-17.
Editor in Chief, 2017 - 18.
The Prindle Post — March 2016-2018
16 articles dissecting controversial ethical issues.
“Our Views of Women in the Military Demand Complexity,” selected for The Prindle Post’s annual printed edition, 2018.
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LEADERSHIP
Member of the Indiana Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Authored a poem, “Our Flags,” with a translator for a Fulbright press conference and journal.
Volunteer at two preschools, Changhua, Taiwan 2018-19.
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, which recognizes academics and athletics.
Published poem: “Finding the pain in paint,” The Voice’s Project
Cross Country Captain, 2018.
SKILLS
Analytical, editorial, and creative writing
Conversing in Mandarin
Copy editing
Building relationships
AWARDS
Clifton J. Phillips Archives Research Award for “Bros will be bros” thesis, August 2018.
Dean’s List, 2014- 2018.
Panhellenic Woman of the Month, March 2016.
Rachel Higson
POETRY • JOURNALISM • ETHICS • EDITING • MANDARIN • EDUCATION
15 Bethany Drive
Irvine, California 92603
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EXPERIENCE
Fulbright, Taiwan — English Teaching Assistant
AUGUST 2018 - JULY 2019
Develop curriculum, foster strong relationships with local co-teachers, and encourage a mutual cultural interest with students.
Marilyn Chin, writer and professor — Student Researcher
JANUARY 2018 - JULY 2018
Update Chin’s website with a current book list and bibliography of academic references in preparation for her new collection of poetry.
Writing Center, DePauw University — Tutor
SEPTEMBER 2015 - MAY 2018
Adapt to each student’s needs in order to develop his/her writing skills.
EDUCATION
Columbia University, School of the Arts
JUNE 2020 - CURRENT
Master’s of Fine Arts in Poetry
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN — English Writing
AUGUST 2014 - MAY 2018
Summa Cum Laude • Honor Scholar • GPA: 3.81
PUBLICATIONS
A Midwestern Review — Fall 2014 -2018
Contributor, reader, and Poetry Editor, 2014-17.
Editor in Chief, 2017 - 18.
The Prindle Post — March 2016-2018
16 articles dissecting controversial ethical issues.
“Our Views of Women in the Military Demand Complexity,” selected for The Prindle Post’s annual printed edition, 2018.
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LEADERSHIP
Member of the Indiana Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Authored a poem, “Our Flags,” with a translator for a Fulbright press conference and journal.
Volunteer at two preschools, Changhua, Taiwan 2018-19.
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, which recognizes academics and athletics.
Published poem: “Finding the pain in paint,” The Voice’s Project
Cross Country Captain, 2018.
SKILLS
Analytical, editorial, and creative writing
Conversing in Mandarin
Copy editing
Building relationships
AWARDS
Clifton J. Phillips Archives Research Award for “Bros will be bros” thesis, August 2018.
Dean’s List, 2014- 2018.
Panhellenic Woman of the Month, March 2016.