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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…
PKG SIE FPOP is Hiring 6 SIE FPOP Counselors!
The Social Innovation Exploration Counselor position is responsible for working with the coordinators in planning and running the Social Innovation Exploration (SIE FPOP) during August 2024. This is a student…
Social Impact Internships: Aron Qiu (’25)
My name is Aron Qiu. I am a rising junior majoring in architecture and finance (Course 4 and 15). As a part of the PKG intern program this summer, I…
PKG is hiring 2 Student Coordinators for the 2025 SIE FPOP!
Are you a current 3rd year change-maker, social innovator, or social entrepreneur? Do you want to welcome incoming first year students into the social innovation ecosystem at MIT? This FPOP…
Apply to be the PKG Graduate Community Engagement Fellow!
Graduate Community Fellows are a cadre of graduate students who work under the auspices of the Office of Graduate Education on projects and assignments that enhance the life of graduate…
PKG Partner Featured in Slice of MIT!
One year after she graduated from MIT with a degree in comparative media studies, Julia Kurnik ’06 joined Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. She spent two years traveling the country…
PKG Social Impact Internships featured in MIT News!
Salomé Otero ’23 doesn’t mince words about the social impact internship she had in 2022. “It was transformational for me,” she says. Otero, who majored in management with a concentration…
International PKG Fellowship galvanizes alumna’s interest in public service
Nearly 6 years removed from her PKG Fellowship, Carey Dunfey PCM ’17 still meditates on what she learned during the month she spent in Colombia. “It is probably one of…
Faculty Recipient of the 2023 Paul Gray Award for Public Service used research to inform infections disease policy during COVID-19 Pandemic
MIT Professor uses research to inform infections disease policy during COVID-19 Pandemic “It comes from the heart” is how Lydia Bourouiba, PhD, Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical…