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International PKG Fellowship galvanizes alumna’s interest in public service

Nearly 6 years removed from her PKG Fellowship Carey Dunfey still meditates on what she learned while in Columbia for a month thanks to the PKG Center. “It is probably…

PKG Fellowship Community Partner, TestBeds, and PKG Fellow, Gabriel Castro-Andrade featured in Arts in MIT Newsletter!

Written by Naveen KumarEditorial direction by Leah Talatinian Jaffer Kolb and his collaborators are working to turn architectural waste into shared community infrastructure When Jaffer Kolb, a lecturer in the Department…

New Cross-Institute Fellowship Initiative with PKG Center featured in MIT News!

New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments A new cross-institute initiative between MIT Governance Lab, MISTI, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center…

PKG Student, Anushree Chaudhuri named 2023 Udall Scholar!

Anushree was a summer 2021 Social Impact Intern and participated in the DUSP-PKG Fellowship program. Read more about their Intern experience here! MIT junior Anushree Chaudhuri has been selected as…

Three PKG Students awarded 2023 Fulbright Fellowships!

Thirteen MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni have been awarded Fulbright fellowships and will embark on projects overseas in the 2023-24 grant year. Four other MIT affiliates were offered awards…

PKG Fellow, Ana Velarde (’24) awarded MIT Change-Maker Award!

Ana Velarde has been recognized as the 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Student for her work that challenges the cultural norms regarding sexual violence and harassment. Ana was a summer 2023 PKG…

PKG Alum, Mercy Oladipo featured in MIT News!

Choosing a major was a long process for Mercy Oladipo. Coming into MIT, she was interested in both computer science and medicine, but a plan for how those passions would…

PKG IAP ’23 Fellowship: Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar

Q: How has the PKG Center helped you in your fellowship?  A: The main help has come in the form of being able to advance my work given that traveling…

PKG IAP ’23 Fellowship: Ahmad Zakka

Background Poor poultry farmers in Cameroon have been dealing with the biggest hardship when it comes to brooding their chicks. Previously, they have had to harness energy stored in wood…

PKG Service Spotlight: Alumna founds STEM nonprofit rooted in her childhood memories

From childhood Netia McCray (’14), has deeply valued the representation of African American woman in education. As an adolescent, McCray remembers being snuggled up under her bed covers at night…