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Social Impact Internships: Lucky Deignan (’26)
My name is Lucky Deignan, a rising Sophomore majoring in Computation and Cognition (6-9). This summer I interned for Emmett Till Interpretive Center, a non-profit organization  dedicated towards racial healing and…
Davis Projects for Peace Fellow and Rhodes Scholar, Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22, Featured in The Tech!
Ayomikun “Ayo” Ayodeji ’22 was recently announced as a Rhodes Scholar. Ayodeji sat down with The Tech to share his journey and passions regarding energy systems and management in Africa. Ayodeji graduated…
Davis Projects for Peace Fellow, Ayomikun Ayodeji ’22, Named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar!
Ayomikun “Ayo” Ayodeji ’22 from Lagos, Nigeria, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar for West Africa. He will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in the U.K.…
Social Impact Internships: Jeffrey Kwon (’26)
I thought it would be more effective to write out the individual thoughts in my head rather than try to write an essay or report, as it would be easier…
Social Impact Internships: Kamau Njendu (’26)
Hi there, I’m Kamau, a rising sophomore in course 6-14 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Economics). This summer, I have been a Social Impact Intern with MassHealth as a Clinical…
PKG IDEAS Alum Anh Vu Sawyer Featured in Oprah Daily!
Anh Vu Sawyer was a finalist in the 2020 MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge. Anh was a team leader for BeTu. Learn more about BeTu here! With an ever-widening…
PKG IDEAS Grantee Abigail Schipper ’23 Featured in MIT News!
Abigail Schipper is a part of the MIT PKG IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge $20,000 grantee team LifeSaveHer. Read more about LifeSaveHer here! Abigail also held an internship in London through…
PKG Fellows Kevin Lujan Lee and Daniel Engelberg Featured in DUSP News!
Kevin Lujan Lee participated in PKG Fellowships three times over the course of his time at MIT. Lee has focused his projects on researching Indigenous communities, land dispossession, and decolonization…
Social Impact Internships: Harrison Coleman (’26)
My name is Harrison Coleman and I’m a rising Sophomore at MIT from Birmingham, AL. Thissummer I worked as a Social Impact Intern for the City of Birmingham Mayor’s Office,specifically…
PKG Fellow, Adi Mehrotra ’22 Featured in MIT News!
Adi Mehrotra had a PKG Fellowship for his work with Moving Health in Ghana. Read more about his fellowship here! Adi Mehrotra knew that his time at MIT wasn’t up…