Reports Archives - The Minerva Quest

Potential OPT Bans May Impact International Students Seeking U.S. Employment

Kroner (Amelia)May 27, 2020

Students planning to apply for OPT after graduating may experience further restrictions given COVID-19. While the situation is continually evolving, the Quest ... Read More

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CAPS at Minerva: Classes 2022 and 2023

Aspen Pflughoeft and Kalu DawsonMay 5, 2020

As part of a series on the Counseling And Psychological Services (CAPS) team at Minerva, below are short overviews of how CAPS operates and is used by students... Read More

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Job Search in the Time of Coronavirus – Tips From CDT

Nuhamin SolomonApril 29, 2020

Nuhamin Solomon (M’20) interviewed members of the Coaching and Development Team for this article on searching for jobs and internships in the age of COVID-19. ... Read More

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CAPS at Minerva: The Class of 2021

Emma StiefelApril 16, 2020

Of the approximately 180 people in the class of 2021, most were on rotation in Berlin during Fall 2019. This semester in Berlin was the first where Minerva did... Read More

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Student-Organized Day of Action Highlights Concerns about Financial Aid

Emma StiefelApril 14, 2020

On Monday, April 13, Minerva students organized a Day of Action to highlight widespread concerns about financial aid, especially the lack of transparent communication throughout the process. Students participated by emailing their professors about the issue and either skipping class, covering their cameras, or showing a dollar sign or similar protest message on screen.... Read More

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CAPS at Minerva: The Class of 2020

Kroner (Amelia)April 12, 2020

This article is part II in a short series on Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Minerva: its evolution and student experiences in each class. You ... Read More

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Mental Health Services at Minerva: Through The Classes

The Minerva QuestMarch 29, 2020

This article is one in a three-part series looking into Minerva's mental health care services: how it differs between classes and how it has evolved over time.... Read More

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Traveling in a COVID-19 world

Florence BasubasMarch 12, 2020

The recommendations in this article are not medical advice but tips on how to travel with the current COVID-19 outbreak. It also provides specific information ... Read More

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What is the Educational Value of the Global Rotation?

Emma Stiefel and Kate TanhaMarch 8, 2020

This article is the first in a series on the global rotation. You can read a short piece introducing the project here. The most important function of the gl... Read More

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Announcing a Quest Series Analyzing Staff Perspectives on Minerva’s Global Rotation

Emma StiefelFebruary 24, 2020

Around two decades ago, Ben Nelson spent the summer after his third year of college working in Singapore. Before he flew to Asia, Nelson thought he was pretty ... Read More

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