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Looking in the Mirror

Onaje McDowelle, University of Texas at Austin

Spearheaded by senior Vanjessica Gladney, the Penn History of Slavery Project has colleges across the country reassessing their ties to slavery.…

May 1, 2018

The 5 Things College Students in Philadelphia Can Relate To

Andria Modica, Drexel University

Philadelphia isn't just philly cheesesteaks and soft pretzels.…

April 15, 2018

By Relaunching Zimbogini, Batsirai Matiza Is Connecting Zimbabweans to Home

Maya Halabi, UTSA

Matiza, an undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University, reopened the online grocery and appliance store Zimbogini for citizens of his native country.…

January 27, 2018

University of Pennsylvania Sabina London Says ‘STEM You Can!’

Lizzy Spangler, University of North Texas

With her organization “STEM You Can!,” girls are learning about STEM subjects through fun and interactive experiments.…

November 24, 2017

YouthHack Founder David Ongchoco Wants to Pay Altruism Forward

Kelly Keglovits, UT Austin

The Penn student founded the initiative to expose young people in developing countries to tech opportunities.…

September 1, 2017

UPenn’s Rohan Shah Is Democratizing Venture Capital Investing

Giselle Krachenfels, USC

With his company, Slice Capital, Shah plans to disrupt the investment market by creating a system in which users can fund start-ups with little of the traditional risk.…

July 26, 2017

From Fleeing Cuba to Tackling Runners

Christina Vazquez, University of Central Florida

Michael Rodriguez, a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, is the son of Cuban immigrants whose sacrifices have helped inspire his desire to succeed.…

July 3, 2017

Larisa Morales Is Wharton’s Best Wakeboarder

Gaige Davila, UTSA

The UPenn student, who's majoring in Economics, competes in water sports internationally and has been sponsored by Red Bull, GoPro and Roxy, among others.…

June 27, 2017

This Penn Student’s Invention Is Improving Quality of Life for the Visually Impaired

Lindsay Biondy, University of Pittsburgh

Rajat Bhageria, entrepreneur and founder of ThirdEye Technologies, set out to create revolutionary software and succeeded wildly.…

June 3, 2017

When It Comes to Stigmatizing Substance Abuse, Theo Caputi Just Says No

Emma Taubenfeld, Pace University

The University of Pennsylvania senior is using his perspective as a student and his background in public health to change how society deals with substance abuse.…

April 7, 2017

PATOS Founder and Penn Student Fernando Rojo Embodies Activism Without Ego

Lindsay Biondy, University of Pittsburgh

The economics major has had a knack for entrepreneurship since he was 8 years old, when he sold parking spots to tailgaters in his parents' front lawn.…

April 5, 2017

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