Cam’Ron Stewart, COL & WH ’26, Sunrise, FL
This summer, thanks to the generous funding from UPenn, I had the privilege of working with FLIP National – a platform dedicated to supporting first-generation, low-income students. As I embarked on this journey, …
Areebah Ahmed, COL ’26, Dallas, TX
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to travel over 8,000 miles to my mother country, Bangladesh. Over the time I was there, I traveled back and forth between Dhaka, where my mother is …
Jiaxi Lin, SP2 Masters in Social Policy and Data Analytics, 2023
Embarking on a journey to become a research analyst at a non-profit think tank has long been a cherished aspiration of mine. This summer, the dream evolved into tangible …
Anusha Khansaheb, Weitzman Masters in Historic Preservation, 2024
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), one of the largest heritage non-profits in India. I worked in the …
March marks the annual celebration of Women’s History Month, a time to highlight the significant contributions that women and girls have made to society. As we take a step back to consider the incredible leaders, past and present, who have …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“Academia today is dominated by the utilitarian mindset that values an education strictly on its monetary potential. We measure the success of a degree with the same tools we analyze stocks and assets: the higher the return on investment, the …
Sparsh Maheshwari, SP2 Masters in Social Policy & Data Analytics, 2024
This summer, I interned with Atmashakti Trust, an Indian nonprofit dedicated to assisting vulnerable and marginalized populations across Odisha and other parts of the country. This internship helped me …
