Monet Shum

Class of 2027
Interdepartmental Major in Computational Linguistics and Classical Languages

I'm an undergraduate from Aldie, Virginia majoring in Computational Linguistics and Classical Languages. I have a strong interest in digital humanities and its intersection with tech ethics. Outside of classes, I enjoy working on academic journals on-campus (Vertices and Historia Nova) and also am an active member of the Duke Symphony Orchestra and Duke History Union. I also work at the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, the Wang Lab, and Duke Coffeehouse. In my spare time I enjoy beading and playing mahjong.

Favorite Class: My favorite class was Latin Epic with Professor Micaela Janan. We explored how Roman epics engage with themes of perception, power, and gender, learning how to reimagine established interpretations and ideas of the texts. The exercises of both translating and discussing the texts as a class allowed us both to make new academic and personal connections on many different levels.