Julia Konrad is a rising senior in Mather House from New York City. She concentrates in Social Studies, with a focus on Education and a secondary in African-American Studies. This summer, Julia will work in the Secretary's Office of the U.S. Department of Education. Having spent many hours this semester volunteering in a public middle school, Julia is excited to see the formation of education policy on the national level. In her studies at Harvard, she hopes to investigate and challenge the achievement gap facing many of America's students from low-income families. At Harvard, Julia is an active member of the Institute of Politics, serving as Vice President of the Student Advisory Committee and a member of the Citizenship Tutoring Program. She is looking forward to her summer in D.C. and is eager to learn more about the impact of federal policy on American education.