Supporting Refugees and Asylees in Philadelphia – My Summer at Nationalities Service Center 

Kelly Zayago, GSE Masters in Intercultural Communication, 2024

On May 9, 2023, I stepped into the elevator of a historic manufacturing building in Chinatown and pressed the button for the fourth floor, unsure what to expect of a refugee resettlement …

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The Ultimate Career Assessment Test for Students (Free)

originally published on Forage

Written byZoe Kaplan

Edited by Emily Courtney

Updated on March 15, 2024

Forage puts students first. Our blog articles are written independently by our editorial team. They have not been paid for or sponsored by …

By Esther Ra
Esther Ra Associate Director, Nursing/Education/Social Work
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Unlocking the Future: My Transformative Summer Internship 

Ruohu Lin, SEAS Masters of Computer and Information Technology, 2024

The summer experience available to students like me, coming from a First-Generation Low-Income background, is nothing short of remarkable. It’s an opportunity to gain invaluable industry experience that will undoubtedly …

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My Summer at GSE

Chloe Yang, GSE Masters in Education, 2024

I got this research opportunity from the professor of our department after I recommended myself to them by expressing my research interest and past work experience. Luckily, there is one ongoing project in …

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My DREAMy Summer!

Herinah Asaah, COL ’26, Honolulu, Hawai’i

I spent my summer right here in West Philadelphia working with kids from low-income housing with a nonprofit organization called the DREAM program! DREAM gets grant money from the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to …

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A Summer in Music Publishing

Daniel Trebejo-Ariza, WH ’24, Hayward, CA

This summer, I worked at Regalias Digitales, an independent music publishing company dedicated to representing local Bay Area artists and underrepresented Latinx artists. My role focused on auditing and registering clients’ songs across streaming …

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How Penn Can Help Prevent You From Being A “Starving Artist”

The start of the spring season is a ripe time for arts internships, apprenticeships and other opportunities to be posted in Handshake and across the web. New jobs are being posted every week in our Fine Arts, Performing Arts & …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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A Summer in the Rainforest

Linda Wu, COL & WH ’24, Annandale, VA

International field ecology research isn’t always well funded, especially when there aren’t professors at Penn working with the systems you want to study. The opportunities that do exist are often extremely competitive. …

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Identifying Red Flags: A Guide to Avoiding Fraudulent Job Offers

As we coast through September and really dig our heels into this school year, many of us (like me!) may be thinking back wistfully to summer vacations on the beach. However, just like a red flag on the shoreline warns …

By Anne Dickinson
Anne Dickinson Senior Associate Director, The College
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A Note to Incoming Students About Handshake

We’ve been hearing a lot from incoming Penn students – undergrads, grad students, and transfer students alike! We share your enthusiasm and we look forward to meeting and working with you in the fall!

Incoming students served by our office …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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