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PKG Fellow: Max Williamson featured in MIT News!

Max Williamson was awarded a PKG Fellowship to pursue his work developing, teaching, and installing a preparatory computer science curriculum within a GED program in Wilmington, DE. Max was recently…

Social Impact Internships: Sarah Wertheimer (’22)

My name is Sarah Wertheimer. I’m a rising senior majoring in Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science. This summer, I interned at a public benefit corporation called NeedsList. Starting my…

Social Impact Internships: Sophia Chen (’23)

Hi! I’m Sophia, and I’m a rising Junior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Design with an interest in humanitarian innovation. I was a Mechanical Engineering Intern at OmniVis this…

IDEAS Alum: Spoiler Alert featured in the Boston Globe

While students at MIT, Spoiler Alert co-founders participated in the PKG Center’s IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge. Spoiler Alert is a platform that aims to reduce food waste to increase access…

Social Impact Internships: Jason Lin (’23)

My Experience Interacting with Educational Inequity Ever since high school, educational inequity was something that I was never really comfortable talking about. It wasn’t that I was against providing underrepresented…

Social Impact Internships: Tory Lentine (’23)

My name is Tory Lentine, and this summer I completed a Social Impact Internship with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services through the Office of Aging and Disabilities…

Social Impact Internships: Kailey Bridgeman (’24)

Hi! My name is Kailey, and I’m a rising sophomore from Rochester, Minnesota and Scranton, Pennsylvania! (Yes, like The Office) I’m pursuing a math major (Course 18), but I’m also…

MIT Virtual ALC 2021 | One Community Together in Service

In partnership with MIT President Rafael Reif, the PKG Center was featured  at the  “One Community Together in Service” event during the annual  Alumni Leadership Conference. The event demonstrated MIT’s…

PKG Social Impact Internships: Haylee Niemann (’21)

As the child of two teachers, I’ve always been drawn toward education. In the past, I’ve even worked as an educator, tutoring and teaching young children, but had never really…

PKG Social Impact Internships: Ezra Erives (’24)

My name is Ezra Erives and I’m a rising sophomore at MIT studying mathematics (18) and computer science (6-3). Last winter, during MIT’s Independent Activities Period (IAP), I participated in…