Casey N. Cep

Casey N. Cep is a writer from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and a variety of other publications. She is presently studying at Yale Divinity School, seeking ordination in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Montage | September-October 2018

Casey Cep reviews “These Truths: A History of the United States,” by Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore excavates the history of America, down to its bedrock values.

John Harvard's Journal | July-August 2007

Practically Perfect in Every Way

In small white rooms lit by fluorescent lamps and littered with empty soda bottles or coffee cups, undergraduates often find themselves heading...

Montage | March-April 2007

"Theater without All the Drama"

“These shows are funny no matter your age or upbringing,” says Casey Lurtz ’07, who has just finished her term as president of...

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2007

The War at Home

Almost every week last year I received an e-mail with the subject line “Iraq Update.” With each message, the number following that...

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2007

Part History, Part Literature

In 1906, Professor Barrett Wendell ’77 created a program in history and literature for Harvard undergraduates. In a later speech to the...

Philip Conkling likes the water’s edge.

Alumni | January-February 2007

Ultimate islander Philip Conkling

There are almost 5,000 islands off the coast of Maine, most large enough only for a few tern or osprey nests, but some the size of a small city...

John Harvard's Journal | November-December 2006

Open for Business

Before telegrams became scarce, the Japanese artist On Kawara would send them with the message I AM STILL ALIVE. Normally he would sign them...