Stories

Stories from the Minerva Community

From classrooms to cities around the world, these are the stories of how Minerva students, alumni, and faculty apply what they learn to real challenges, careers, and communities.

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May 13, 2026

Minerva Students Pitch Big Ideas at Venture Café Tokyo

A recap of an evening connecting Minerva students with Tokyo’s innovation community.

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May 6, 2026

Inside San Francisco with City Director Matthew Paffhouse

A conversation with Matthew Paffhouse, City Director, San Francisco.

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May 20, 2026

Minerva Alum Alexia Benakova on Art, AI, and Creating Her Own Path in San Francisco

Meet Minerva alum Alexia Benakova, whose journey from global classrooms to San Francisco’s art and AI spaces is redefining what a creative career can look like.

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2025
June 19, 2025

Minerva Graduate School: Voices from London Immersion Week

Conversations with Fall 2024 Graduate Students.
Graduate Programs
Global Experience

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2025
June 25, 2025

A Conversation with Class of 2025 Alum Haider Gillani

Meet Haider Gillani, a Class of 2025 alumnus from Pakistan.
Alumni Outcomes
Computational Sciences

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2025
June 18, 2025

A Conversation with Class of 2025 Alum Gabriel Nilsson

Meet Gabriel, a Class of 2025 alumnus from Sweden.
Alumni Outcomes
Honors & Recognition

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2025
June 11, 2025

A Conversation with Class of 2025 Alum Khaled Mohsen

Meet Khaled, a Class of 2025 alumnus from Egypt.
Alumni Outcomes
Computational Sciences

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2025
June 4, 2025

Q&A with Provost Patrice McMahon

Meet Minerva University Provost and Class of 2020 alumna parent, Patrice McMahon.
Faculty & Staff
University News

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2025
May 14, 2025

Megan & Jade—A Minerva Friendship That Defied Distance

What started as a chance meeting in Seoul turned into a lifelong friendship. Meet Megan, Class of 2021, and Jade, Class of 2023.
Student Stories
Global Experience

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2025
May 20, 2025

Class of 2025 Beyond Graduation

Learn more about the Class of 2025's post-graduate ventures.
Alumni Outcomes

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2025
May 8, 2025

A Conversation with Incoming Minerva Graduate Student Ajay Sinha

Introducing Ajay, a Minerva graduate student.
Graduate Programs

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2025
April 30, 2025

Dear Class of 2025

by Nourien Fouad, Class of 2025
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2025
April 24, 2025

Alumna Highlight—Xiao Chen

Meet Xiao, a Class of 2021 alumna and Schwarzman Scholar, who is now pursuing a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior.
Alumni Outcomes
Honors & Recognition
Social Sciences

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2025
April 16, 2025

How Siblings Robin and Sofia Found Their Own Paths at Minerva

Meet siblings and Minerva alumni Sofia and Robin from Mexico.
Student Stories
Alumni Outcomes

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2025
April 9, 2025

Goldwater Scholarship Recipient—Sophia Boler

Meet Sophia, Class of 2026, Minerva’s first Goldwater Scholar paving the way in molecular science.
Honors & Recognition
Natural Sciences

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2025
March 27, 2025

Meet the Minerva Freshmen - Timukudze Chizema

Meet Tumukudze, a Class of 2028 student from Zimbabwe.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2025
March 19, 2025

Minerva Book Review: "Woander: A Minerva Cookbook" by Amos and Cynthia

Meet Amos and Cynthia, Class of 2025, and learn more about their cookbook, "Woander," a collection of stories and recipes from Minerva’s global community.
Alumni Outcomes
Arts & Humanities

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2025
April 18, 2025

A Conversation with Incoming Minerva Graduate Student Celeste Fang

Introducing Celeste, a Minerva graduate student.
Graduate Programs

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2025
March 18, 2025

Shaping Educational Change: David Sall’s Journey from Teach For America to Minerva’s MDA

Conversation with alumnus David Sall.
Alumni Outcomes
Social Sciences

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2025
March 12, 2025

Meet the Minerva Freshmen - Tianxiao Cao

Meet Tianxiao, a Class of 2028 student from China.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2025
March 5, 2025

Alumna Highlight—Magali de Bruyn

Meet Magali, an alumna from the Class of 2022.
Alumni Outcomes

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2025
February 27, 2025

Meet the Minerva Freshmen - Chelsea Sze Yiu Wong

Meet Chelsea, a Class of 2028 student from Hong Kong.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2025
February 18, 2025

Cultural Exploration Meets Academic Rigor: Tiffany Rendall on Minerva's Graduate Immersion Week in Seoul

Conversation with alumna Tiffany Rendall.
Alumni Outcomes
Graduate Programs
Global Experience

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