Humans of Minerva

Julia Ip (M22) loves bringing people together—whether through storytelling on Humans of Minerva, community impact with Miracle Messages, or spontaneous gatherings with friends. Once a kid who dreamed ...

22 Feb 50min

Salo is from Georgia and is proudly known back home as “Mowgli” because she’s always been climbing trees, wandering in nature, and embracing every adventure with an explorer’s spirit since childhood. ...

14 Feb 42min

Our host Linda (M28) cold calls (literally) her friends at Minerva for New Year's Eve - wherever they happen to be! Tune in for lots of warm wishes from current Minervans, alum, and all around. And le...

6 Feb 46min

On the one hand, Esther sees herself as “a drop in the ocean." On the other, she believes the ocean expands with every drop added. She mediates this tension daily; individuality and living in commune....

19 Des 202539min

Mike Magee is president of Minerva University. His scholarship and leadership have been driven by a lifelong passion for the role schools can play in bringing young people from different backgrounds a...

16 Des 202546min

Tianxiao was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. His upbringing is a journey to conquer the extremely spicy food there, which gave him spice tolerance above most people! He went through 11 years of homes...

13 Des 202545min

Linda (M28) is the small, pink, slightly-too-loud human cloud who chases sunsets like deadlines don't exist. Her superpower is making friends by accident, and turns ordinary days into ridiculous memor...

6 Des 20251h 1min

Jeongyun is a dreamer who dreams of making the world a better place through mustering the courage to do what everyone else could do. He always tries to be optimistic as he looks up into the sky and st...

2 Des 202539min