Humans of Minerva

Alhassan (M26) has changed a lot over the years on the journey toward purpose and happiness, and like many Minervans, had to overcome a lot to get there. Currently, he lives in San Francisco and he is...

7 Nov 202228min

Mark Kukis is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute and Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at the Minerva Schools, where he teaches government. Kukis spent a decade as a journalist before ...

28 Okt 202231min

Kay (M20) has changed a lot over the years on the journey towards purpose and happiness, and like many Minervans, had to overcome a lot to get there. Currently, she lives in Berlin and works for a sta...

21 Okt 202233min

Jackie is an M22 at Minerva who is living in Seattle and working at Meta. She thinks she changed a lot over time, because she constantly cringes at herself for what she said or the things she posted a...

14 Okt 202220min

Nikki Eberhardt’s life goal is to power people with audacious solutions, armed to tackle the globe’s most intractable challenges. Aside from being on Global Citizen's talent team, on Delta Air Lines' ...

7 Okt 202229min

Hailey (M24) is an RV nomad and ex-Google software engineer interested in alternative education. She aspires to get her PhD in Computational Cognitive Science. When she is not studying, she is teachin...

30 Sep 202225min

Born and raised in Bangkok, Tara (M21) is a brand strategist living in New York City. Now navigating life post-grad, she continues to explore new hobbies (hello skiing, yoga, and cocktail-making), mai...

23 Sep 202228min

Professor Alex Terrana’s physical home is in Ontario, Canada, where she was born, raised, and continues to reside. She has happily found her virtual home at Minerva, where she gets to spend her days t...

16 Sep 202226min