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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…

PKG Student, Lauren Higgins (’26) featured by South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation!

Lauren Higgins hopes to make an impact in the neighborhood during her time as South Boston NDC’s Climate Action summer intern.  “I’m hoping to make something lasting in climate action…

Social Impact Internships: Salomé Otero (’23)

Hi, I am Salomé! I am a current senior in 15-1 (management with a concentration in education analytics); I spend my time studying and researching at the intersection of computer…

Social Impact Internships: Rudiba Laiba (’25)

Hi! I’m Rudiba, a sophomore majoring in Biology (course 7). This IAP, I interned with LAAL NYC. I learned how to analyze data, bookkeep, create surveys to measure impact and…

Social Impact Internships: Nicholas Liu (’26)

Hello! I’m Nicholas, a first-year undergraduate student interested in computer science, data science, and economics. Over IAP, I was a food waste data intern at the World Wildlife Fund, one…

Social Impact Internships: Kieran Dunn (’26)

My name is Kieran Dunn, and I am a freshman at MIT studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Over the most recent IAP, I worked as a Peer City Analyst…

Social Impact Internships: Katrina Li (’26)

Hi everyone! My name is Katrina, and I’m a freshman studying physics, with various other interests including policy and climate change solutions. This IAP, I had the opportunity to intern…

Social Impact Internships: Jason Li (’26)

Hello! My name is Jason, and I am a freshman from Houston, Texas. I interned at The Coding School this past January doing curriculum development. I have always been interested…

Social Impact Internships: Catherine Mei (’23)

Hi! I’m Catherine, and I’m a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (Course 6-2) and Brain and Cognitive Science (Course 9). I’m interested in seeing how software…