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Social innovation — a corporate revolution or lip service?
Rustam Khan is a Graduate Community Fellow for the IDEAS Social Innovation program at the PKG Center. He wrote this opinion piece for The Tech, which you can read in…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Haley Nakamura (’23)
This Spring semester, I had the incredible opportunity to intern with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), the American legal organization that has led the push for racial…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Rachel Zheng (’24)
Hi everyone! My name is Rachel, and I am a current freshman majoring in math and computer science. This past spring, I have had the privilege of working at Girls’…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Allison Pinto (’21)
My name is Allison Pinto and I am a senior studying Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Product Design and a minor in Business management. I am passionate about social…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Promia Chowdhury (’24)
I am Promia Chowdhury, a Course 6-3 freshman student at MIT who interned at Ek Kadam Aur’s High School Leadership Program this semester. As a social media intern, my responsibilities…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Smrithi Raman (’21)
Hi! My name is Smrithi Raman and I’m a senior majoring in course 20 and minoring in course 17. This semester, I’ve been working with the Better Evidence team at…
Social Impact Internships: Lucy Zhao (’24)
Hello! My name is Lucy, and I am a freshman at MIT majoring in biological engineering and economics. It is an incredible honor to share my experiences as a two-term…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Eleane Lema (’21)
Heyo! My name is Eleane Lema (she/her) and I’m a senior studying Chemistry and Biology. This spring I’m interning at the Florida Institute for Health Innovation (FIHI) as an Environmental…
MIT IDEAS Celebrates 20 Years of Social Innovation at MIT
Six new IDEAS teams receive grants to continue developing their work with communities Currently, less than 7% of high school graduates in Eswatini proceed to higher education according to a…
PKG Social Impact Internships: Rachel Cheng (’22)
Compared to other education segments, early childhood tends to be a highly undervalued area of growth. Not only does an initial investment create undeniable returns (approximately $8.60 in ROI per…