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November 21, 2024

Rhodes Scholarship Recipient—Brittany Dick

Meet Brittany, Class of 2024, and join her on her journey from Aotearoa, New Zealand to Oxford as Minerva’s second Rhodes Scholar

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November 13, 2024

From Winner to Mentor: Marina’s Experience at the NASA Space Apps Competition

by Ani Soporean, Class of 2027

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September 2, 2024

Minerva Students on Their Exchange Experiences at Landshut University

written by Ani, Class of 2027

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Understanding Complex Systems to Actualize Initiative

Meet Rebecca, a student in the Class of 2021.
November 6, 2018
Internships

“On Campus” Means the World to Me

by Kayla Cohen, Class of 2019
October 30, 2018
M19
Alumni
Student Stories
Stories

Designing Hyderabad: Introducing Cultural Lessons Into the Student Experience

by Pranav Singh, Former Associate Experience Designer, Hyderabad
October 24, 2018
Global Rotation
Cities
Hyderabad

Hackathons: Idea Competitions To Find the #RightProblem

Meet Bani, a student in the Class of 2021.
September 25, 2018
students
Stories
M21

Designing Seoul: How I Create a Meaningful Student Experience Abroad

by: Anna Kim, Former City Lead, Seoul
August 31, 2018
seoul
Global Rotation
Cities

More than Just Numbers: Computational Sciences at Minerva

by Rory Foulger | Class of 2019
June 22, 2018
STEM
Stories

From Applicants to Minerva Students: Thriving in Hyderabad

by Neagheen Homaifar, Former Director of Admissions
June 15, 2018
Global Rotation
Cities
Hyderabad

A Conversation with Minerva Student Megan

Meet Megan, a student in the Class of 2022.
June 12, 2018
M22
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Ivan

Meet Ivan, a student in the Class of 2019.
May 22, 2018
M19
Conversations with Students

Connecting to the Classroom: A Minerva Faculty Perspective

by Rohan Shekhar, Ph.D., Professor of Computational Sciences
May 4, 2018
Faculty Stories

A Conversation with Minerva Student Shiao-li

Meet Shiao-li, a student in the Class of 2020.
April 17, 2018
M20
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Florence

Meet Florence, a student in the Class of 2019.
April 10, 2018
M19
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Marley

Meet Marley, a student in the Class of 2021.
April 3, 2018
M21
Conversations with Students

Helping Organizations in the Shift Toward Social Responsibility

Social Responsibility at Minerva University
March 29, 2018
Internships
Business

A Conversation with Minerva Student Rinad

Meet Rinad, a student in the Class of 2019.
March 27, 2018
M19
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Jake

Meet Jake, a student in the Class of 2019.
February 27, 2018
M19
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Maria

Meet Maria, a student in the Class of 2021.
February 23, 2018
M21
Conversations with Students

Creating Opportunities One Conversation at Time

Opportunities at Minerva University
February 21, 2018
Stories

A Conversation with Minerva Student Teodor

Meet Teodor, a student in the Class of 2019.
February 17, 2018
M19
Conversations with Students

How to See Beyond Big Data

by Joshua Fost, Ph.D., Former Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
February 10, 2018
Graduate Student Stories

A Conversation with Minerva Student Arvvin

Meet Arvvin, a student in the Class of 2019.
February 6, 2018
M19
Conversations with Students

More than a Hobby: How Debating Redefined the Course of My Education

by Rebecca Mqamelo | Class of 2021
February 2, 2018
Debating
Stories
Alumni
M21

A Conversation with Minerva Student Laura Sofia

Meet Laura Sofia, a student in the Class of 2019.
January 10, 2018
M19
Conversations with Students

Passion, Practice, Progress: Two Minerva Students’ Paths to Becoming Doctors

Minerva Students Becoming Doctors
January 4, 2018
students
STEM
Stories

A Conversation with Minerva Student Menita

Meet Menita, a student in the Class of 2021.
December 22, 2017
M21
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Natalie

Meet Natalie, a student in the Class of 2019.
December 19, 2017
M19
Conversations with Students

Seven Weeks in Seoul: A Staff Member’s Experience

by Jesse Silberberg, Former Director of Global Coaching and Talent Development
December 13, 2017
seoul
Global Rotation
Cities

A Conversation with Minerva Student Connor

Meet Connor, a student in the Class of 2020.
December 6, 2017
M20
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Raamael

Meet Raamael, a student in the Class of 2020.
December 5, 2017
M20
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Sho

Meet Sho, a student in the Class of 2021.
December 2, 2017
M21
Conversations with Students

A Conversation with Minerva Student Xiaotian

Meet Xiaotian, a student in the Class of 2019.
December 1, 2017
M19
Conversations with Students

My Transformative Internship at DoSomething.org

by Natalie Kanter | Class of 2019
November 29, 2017
M19
Internships

Yes, You Can Learn Skills in Your First Year of College You’ll Actually Use

by Sandra Jirongo | Class of 2020
November 27, 2017
Innovative Learning Approach

Flipping Your Internship

by Connor Mitchell | Class of 2020
November 22, 2017
M20
Internships

A Conversation with Minerva Student Raymundo

Meet Raymundo, a student in the Class of 2019.
November 22, 2017
M19
Conversations with Students

Navigating Complexity

by Zach Goldfine as told to Elizabeth Heathfield | Class of 2017 Master in Decision Analysis (MDA)
November 16, 2017
Graduate Student Stories

Impostor, Heal Thyself

by James Lyda, Former Dean of Students
October 17, 2017
Advice
Mental Health

Minerva Delivers More Effective Learning. Test Results Prove It.

by Stephen M. Kosslyn, Former Founding Dean
October 11, 2017
Innovative Learning Approach
Letters

I’ve Spent the Past 8 Months Helping to Develop a Method to Detect Early Stage Breast Cancer

by Raymundo Gonzalez Leal | Class of 2019
October 6, 2017
STEM
Internships

How to Have a Meaningful University Experience Without Burning Out

by Alexandru Huțu | Class of 2020
September 13, 2017
Advice
Mental Health

Feeling like an Impostor at University

by Kah Yee Chiang | Class of 2019
September 7, 2017
Advice
Mental Health

How to Stay Young Forever: Never Stop Learning

By Allyce Yang | Class of 2020
September 2, 2017
M20
Advice

Parallel Journeys from Ohio & Abbottabad: Part Two

Written by Ezza Naveed, Class of 2021 | Edited by Dana Bakke, Class of 2020
August 23, 2017
San Francisco
Cities
M21

Parallel Journeys from Ohio & Abbottabad: Part One

Written by Emma Stiefel, Class of 2021 | Edited by Dana Bakke, Class of 2020
August 19, 2017
San Francisco
Alumni
Stories
M21
Cities

Tips for Being an Introvert in an Exuberant Community

By Nicole Nair | Class of 2020 at Minerva University
August 8, 2017
Global Rotation
M20
Advice
Mental Health

7 Tips for Adjusting to a New City

By Dana Bakke | Class of 2020
July 4, 2017
Global Rotation
Advice
Mental Health

An Open Letter to Minerva’s Class of 2021

By Jahnavi Jayanth | Class of 2020 at Minerva Schools
May 26, 2017
Advice
San Francisco
Global Rotation
Letters

The Price of Busyness

by Chris Hagan| Class of 2020 at Minerva Schools
May 16, 2017
Advice
Mental Health

Listen Up: The First Step to Quitting Bias for Good

by Josh Pham | Class of 2020
May 9, 2017
students
Stories
M20
Debating

8 Lessons I’ve Learned at Minerva (So Far)

By Lusana Ornelas | Class of 2019
May 3, 2017
M19
Advice

Don’t Let Expectations Ruin Your Education

by Alex Whitney | Class of 2019
April 12, 2017
Advice

How I’m Contributing to the Future of Higher Education at Minerva

by Natalie Kanter | Class of 2019
April 5, 2017
students
M19
Stories

Keep Calm and Design a Good Space

by Huey Ning Lok | Class of 2020
March 29, 2017
students
Stories
M20
Mental Health

5 Tips for Being an Effective Member of a Virtual Community

by Randi Doyle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Sciences
March 25, 2017
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I Transferred to Minerva Because I Want to Fail as Much as Possible

by Chris Hagan | Class of 2020
March 11, 2017
students
M20
Transfer

A Note Home, From 10,000 Miles Away

by Cindy Leow | Class of 2020
March 9, 2017
San Francisco
Stories
M20
Global Rotation

My Best Friend is Pakistani and I Love Her

By Jahnavi Jayanth | Class of 2020
March 3, 2017
students
Stories
M20

Why I Decided to Start My Degree Over

by Kalia Barkai | Class of 2020
February 23, 2017
students
M20
Transfer

Transferring to Minerva… My Thoughts Two Years Later

by Lusana Ornelas | Class of 2019
February 16, 2017
students
M19
Transfer

Deciding to Transfer: A Second Chance at Making it Right

by Rory Foulger | Class of 2019
February 6, 2017
M19
Transfer

Flowers in the Crucible

by Joshua Fost, Ph.D.
January 24, 2017
Graduate Student Stories

Education is the Great Escape From the Inequality of Wealth

by Patricia Eunice C. Miraflores | Class of 2019
January 18, 2017
students
M19
Transfer

How Diversity Liberated My Identity

Cindy Leow contrasts the diversity in her high school with Minerva and discusses it's impact.
January 6, 2017
Stories
Alumni
M20
student

Minerva Students Petition for Public Restrooms for San Francisco’s Homeless

Co-curricular programs at Minerva
December 31, 2016
San Francisco
Alumni
Stories
M20
Cities

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