Reports Archives - The Minerva Quest

News and fact-based stories focused on Minerva Schools and the Minerva student community. Reports must contain more sources of information than the creator’s own experiences, including interviews and public documents. Reports are edited and fact-checked at least twice by at least two Quest editors.

77 Nationalities & 66 Currencies: How do currency exchange rates affect Minerva students?

Jasen LoFebruary 2, 2021

This article is an interactive data visualization and investigation into how currency exchange rates affect Minerva students' tuition fees. Please view the ent... Read More

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New Dean of Students in Minerva

Kate (she/they/him)January 8, 2021

Kayla Krupnick Walsh (she/her) joined Minerva Schools at KGI as the interim Dean of Students in September 2020 and permanently took the position mid-December. ... Read More

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Gender Ratios at Minerva: Does it exist? What does it mean?

Ang Li-LianNovember 30, 2020

Stop and think about the last time you were at a student-run Minerva community event. Online or in-person, doesn’t matter. Are you there yet? I want you to pic... Read More

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Housing at Minerva… Worth or Nah?

Jasen LoNovember 26, 2020

This article is an interactive data visualization and investigation into Minerva housing costs. Please view the entire piece by clicking on this link. tldr:... Read More

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Minerva’s Current State of Anti-Racism Work: Fall 2020

Aspen Pflughoeft and Maya CohenNovember 24, 2020

This REPORT piece is part of the Quest’s ongoing coverage of racism and anti-racism at Minerva. You can read other reports and perspective pieces on this topic... Read More

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SF’s Project Roomkey: Responding to COVID-19 among Homeless Populations

Aspen PflughoeftOctober 29, 2020

This spring, governments of all levels issued COVID-19-induced border closures, lockdowns, quarantines, and shelter-in-place orders. For San Francisco, the cit... Read More

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Adding Up Student Visa Fees for Minerva’s Global Rotation

Emma StiefelOctober 16, 2020

All Minerva students have to pay student visa fees in order to complete the global rotation, but the total amount varies significantly depending on nationality... Read More

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Shipping Financial Aid Packages from a US-Based University to a Global Student Body

Emma StiefelOctober 10, 2020

This piece is part of our ongoing reporting on financial aid. You can also read a report about transparency and communication in financial aid, our series of f... Read More

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Transparency and communication in Minerva’s financial aid process

Erin PaglioneOctober 4, 2020

This piece is part of our ongoing reporting on financial aid. You can also read a series of financial aid-focused student profiles, an analysis of a student su... Read More

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2nd Year Rotation Changes 2020-2021

Aspen PflughoeftAugust 26, 2020

This year the Class of 2023 faces unexpected changes to their global rotation. Typically, the second year rotation cities are Seoul, South Korea in the fall an... Read More

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