Aboozar Hadavand: Figs are the Best Fruit
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
Lui Stegmann: Advocacy, Asphalt, and Everything In Between
Lui has truly lived several lives — from advocating for sex workers in Kolkata to road-tripping across Argentina for annual "women's encounters." Before all that, she tried her hand at advertising, bu...
19 Apr 202535min
Melissa Morgenstern: What Unemployment Taught Me
Melissa Morgenstern is a third culture kid who is excited to work with other global nomads and adventure seekers. She has spent 5 long and wonderful years at Minerva and looks forward to spending even...
5 Apr 202558min
Ba Thien Tran: Building Jurassic Park
Ba Thien (M24), a German-born Vietnamese dinosaur enthusiast, dreams of building Jurassic Park—minus the part where humans get eaten. Growing up with books like Rich Dad Poor Dad, he went from selling...
7 Mars 202535min
Emin Uygun: The Man Who Knows Everyone
Emin is a geopolitics geek, chess enthusiast, and aspiring global security consultant. Driven by a passion for cultural immersion and seeking discomfort, he traveled the world finding many new homes a...
28 Feb 202548min
Adam Ajroudi: Discover the world; Document it with care
Adam Ajroudi, a Tunisian global citizen, photographer, and poet, navigates the world with an insatiable curiosity. He is majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Interdisciplinary Digital Practice...
3 Feb 202536min
Zhi Zhi: Museums, Mints, and Making Space in the Art World
Zhi Zhi wanted to be a lawyer her whole life, until she discovered art history and literature. She is a full-time Arts and Humanities major, a part-time art gallery assistant, and a weekend content cr...
24 Jan 202540min
Dilan Arik: Dedicated to Learning about the Mysteries of the Universe
Dilan likes living as if she is constantly breaking the fourth wall in a movie. If you were watching her life you would see a control freak who is mostly overcaffeinated, maybe slightly tipsy but most...
19 Jan 202538min
