Humans of Minerva

Former economics professor and figure skater, Dollie is now heading up Global Learning at Minerva. When not working, she enjoys traveling, making people laugh, and showering every animal she meets wit...

5 Sep 202545min

From the crazy summer in San Francisco to a deep dive into self-exploration and personality switch, Dasha shared what major life events and people defined who she is right now. Prepare for no censors ...

19 Aug 202545min

Asuka is an event planner & organizational culture designer from Japan. She is passionate about crafting intentional experiences and meaningful dialogue to create a world that embraces differences. As...

29 Jul 202536min

What does it mean to be Jaidar? Kyrgyz for "joy", Jaidar is destined to bring happiness, and he shares the story of finding joy for everyone, but most importantly, himself. Let's see how to make "life...

13 Jul 202546min

Alexander is a guy who wants to do great things by solving some of the world's most important porblems. He dropped out of Minerva and is starting a new startup working on problems in energy. Reach him...

12 Jun 202539min

Eating stinky tofu midway through Taipei runs, wearing barefoot shoes at the Buenos Aires marathon, or suffering in the final miles of the Mount Fuji marathon. 5 Minervans chat with our host Jonathan ...

30 Mai 202548min

David L. Marcus is known (mostly by himself) for his sense of humor. He traversed five continents as a journalist, author and education consultant, then became Minerva University’s Chief Communication...

8 Mai 202553min

Aboozar Hadavand is a professor of computational sciences at Minerva. He is an economist by training and loves statistics, mystery books, woodworking, and dad jokes.

29 Apr 202538min