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
February 13, 2025

Alumnus Highlight—Gereon Mewes

Meet Gereon, an alum from the Class of 2022.
Alumni Outcomes
Social Sciences

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2025
February 5, 2025

Meet the Minerva Freshmen - Vantrease Wilson

Meet Vantrease, a Class of 2028 student from the United States.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2025
January 24, 2025

What Sets Minerva’s MDA Program Apart

Conversations with current students and alumni.
Graduate Programs

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2025
January 21, 2025

Schwarzman Scholarship Recipient—Jan Bartkowiak

Meet Jan, Class of 2025, and learn all about his journey as Minerva’s second Schwarzman Scholar.
Honors & Recognition
Alumni Outcomes

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2025
January 15, 2025

The Minerva Experience Through the Eyes of Siblings Abishek and Aarthi

Meet Abi and Aarthi, siblings and proud Minerva alumni.
Alumni Outcomes
Student Stories

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2025
January 29, 2025

Alumnus Highlight—Danyal Naeem

Meet Danyal, an alum from the Class of 2021.
Alumni Outcomes
Business

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2025
January 8, 2025

The First Member of the Class of 2029

Meet Nida from Pakistan, the first Minerva Class of 2029 member.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2024
December 30, 2024

Meet the Minerva Freshmen - Divya Tarak Balaji

Meet Divya, a Class of 2028 student from India.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2024
December 23, 2024

Millennium Fellow Boss Huang and The Story Behind EcoCoin

Meet Boss Huang, a Class of 2027 member and 2024 Millennium Fellow.
Student Stories
Honors & Recognition
Sustainability & Impact

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2024
December 19, 2024

Rethinking Sustainability: Lessons from Minerva’s MDA Program

by Rayyan Chanda | Class of 2025 MDA
Graduate Programs
Sustainability & Impact

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2024
December 18, 2024

2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge Winners

Meet the Minerva student teams who qualified as Nasa Space Apps Challenge global finalists this year.
Student Stories
Honors & Recognition
Innovation & Research

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2024
December 11, 2024

Diana Award Recipient—Jiayuan Tian

Meet Jiayuan, Class of 2025, and learn all about his journey as Minerva’s second Diana Award recipient.
Honors & Recognition
Student Stories

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2024
December 4, 2024

Meet the Minerva Freshmen—Eunjo An

Meet Eunjo, a Class of 2028 student from South Korea and Canada.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2024
November 27, 2024

A Day in Keti’s Life in Taipei

by Ketevan Buskivadze
Student Stories
Global Experience

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2024
November 21, 2024

Rhodes Scholarship Recipient—Brittany Dick

Meet Brittany, Class of 2024, and join her on her journey from Aotearoa, New Zealand to Oxford as Minerva’s second Rhodes Scholar.
Honors & Recognition
Alumni Outcomes

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2024
November 18, 2024

A Conversation with Minerva Graduate Student Junya Suzuki

Introducing Junya, an MDA student.
Graduate Programs

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2024
November 13, 2024

From Winner to Mentor: Marina’s Experience at the NASA Space Apps Competition

by Ani Soporean, Class of 2027
Student Stories
Innovation & Research
Natural Sciences

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2024
November 6, 2024

Meet the Minerva Freshmen—Kārlis Benefelds

Meet Kārlis, a Class of 2028 student from Latvia.
Student Stories
Undergrad

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2024
October 25, 2024

A Conversation with Minerva Graduate Student Leon Hsueh

Introducing Leon, an MDA student.
Graduate Programs

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2024
October 30, 2024

How Two Minerva Students Turned Daily Life into a Global Documentary

Learn all about student-led documentary series “One Day”, capturing Minerva students’ lives around the world.
Student Stories
Arts & Humanities
Global Experience

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