Capstone

  Each year, every CGS student gathers in the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium to celebrate a CGS tradition– the Capstone turn-in. Second-year students officially turn in their Capstone projects, the final product of two years of interdisciplinary education and weeks of diligent research and teamwork. CGS also takes the opportunity to recognize students who have excelled in […]

Team W’s award-winning Capstone project focused on U.S. foreign policy in the South China Sea. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe administration has expanded the role of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, increased Japan’s missile capabilities, and taken a more aggressive stand against China’s expansion into the South Pacific. How should the U.S. respond?

How can we prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons? Focusing on the question of what the United States should do about the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal of 2015, this award-winning Capstone project identified deficiencies in the treaty but opposed withdrawing from the deal.

Taking on the name TransitMatters, Team R’s award-winning Capstone project offered a clear and thorough plan of action for the MBTA to improve its service and plan for the future. Focused on short-term and long-term solutions, the team examined subway systems around the world—constructing a plan of action that stretches 50 years into the future.