Growing up low-income and going into a very high-income career in finance is a path riddled with conflicts and questions. What does it mean to enter a career that follows capitalism blindly, an economic system that ascribes value to people based on their earnings and future earning potential?
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This past April, I had the incredible opportunity to revisit Seoul, a city that I had the privilege of traveling to five years ago. During my first visit in 2018, my attention was drawn to the world of Korean pop (K-pop) and its influence on Korean society—a topic highly relevant to my work at the time as a Manager at VICE Media developing live experiences. This time, however, my return to Korea was influenced by the last two years I’ve spent as a medical student. In general, studying health and medicine has inspired the focus of all my recent travels.
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Manu National Park in Southwestern Peru is one of the largest Amazonian preservation areas, spanning 1.7 million hectares. It is home to many of the world’s critically endangered species and has an abundance of incredible flora and fauna including 1025 species of birds, 221 species of mammals, and 1301 butterfly species.
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As a summer intern for Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, Representative of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a few weeks ago I was honored to accompany her in a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Nickolas Perry, alongside Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Yvette Clarke.
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花鳥風月 (kachou fuugetsu) is a traditional Japanese proverb that translates literally to "flower, bird, wind, moon" and means to experience the beauty of nature. Implicit in the phrase is the idea that you learn more about yourself through your experience of nature. While the meaning of this proverb is a bit nebulous, I was able to understand it during my time in Tokyo this past May.
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For my project, I decided to focus on the themes of rural to urban migration processes in Bangladesh and study exactly how these social processes have been exacerbated by climate change and the induced environmental degradation that has occurred as a result.
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The World AI Summit in Montreal was an extraordinary event that exceeded my expectations in every way. As someone passionate about leveraging technology to address educational challenges, my main goal was to gain an understanding of how artificial intelligence (AI) can shape the future of education. In this essay, I will share my personal insights and reflections from the Summit, while touching upon some exciting developments that caught my attention.
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For the past three months, I had the amazing opportunities to study abroad in Australia through the School for Field Studies Program. The program took place in the Wet Tropics Rainforest, located near the city of Cairns. As an environmental science concentrator, this area was a dream study location as it is a region characterized by tropical rainforest, mangroves, and a diverse range of flora and fauna.
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Milken Alumni Scholars participate in the Milken Institute 2023 Global Conference.
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