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PKG Social Impact Internships: James Nguyen (’23)

EECS and Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Response Hey all! I’m James Nguyen, a rising junior studying 6-2 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. This summer, I interned with the U.S. Naval…

PKG Social Impact Internships: Vivian Cheng (’23)

My name is Vivian Cheng, and I’m a rising junior studying civil engineering (Course 1) with a minor in computer science (Course 6). I’ve spent my summer interning at Urban…

PKG Social Impact Internships: Brindha Rathinasabapathi (’24)

Science & Public Health Policy: Working As A COVID-19 Response Intern About Me: My name is Brindha Rathinasabapathi, and I’m a first year student from Gainesville, FL. I plan on…

PKG Social Impact Internships: Nabil Khalil (’21)

My name is Nabil Khalil and I am a senior double majoring in Mathematics and Theater Arts, while also doing a double minor in Physics and Finance. Yeah, it be…

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: 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…

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…

Social Impact Internships: Tuyet Pham (’21)

The Importance of Play in Education, Gaming the Pandemic Games, with its interactive components, can greatly aid people’s learning experience. Some people find it easier to understand concepts when they…

Social Impact Internships: Sahithi Madireddy (’23)

This summer, I had the opportunity to work as a Children’s Mental Health Policy Analysis Intern at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. I already had a general sense of…

Thanks for a great ALC!

PKG Social Impact Interns and IDEAS Alum speak to their experiences with public service at MIT! Robert Cancio (’23) and So Hee Ahn (’22) were COVID Action Recovery Interns with…