FLI Internship Academy

Join FLI Internship Academy for Inclusive Hiring

With equity at the center, The Life Design Lab is working to close the gap as it relates to our First Generation, Limited Income students securing essential internship opportunities. With a multifaceted program, …

By Chloe Donelan
Chloe Donelan
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International Career Summit 2024

Written by: Yasir Kurt and Stacey Mitchell, PhD

The International Career Summit 3.0, hosted by the International Career Collective (ICC) from November 11-15 under the exceptional leadership of Jane Sitter and Hal Matthews, was the most successful Summit to date! …

By Yasir Kurt
Yasir Kurt Director of Graduate Programs: AAP and Whiting Engineering
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Words that Move: Finding Inspiration in your Space 

At the beginning of the fall semester, I assigned my Arrive and Thrive (AS.360.105) students a scavenger hunt to help them get oriented to campus and explore the resources available to them at Hopkins. Off they went with a list …

By Stacey Mitchell
Stacey Mitchell Life Design Educator: Students with International Perspectives
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The FLI Internship Academy: Empowering First-Generation and Limited-Income Students at Johns Hopkins

The First-Generation Limited-Income (FLI) Internship Academy at The Johns Hopkins University is a vital initiative addressing equity gaps by supporting first-generation and limited-income students through a robust internship and career development program. By blending academic preparation with hands-on experiential learning …

By Kara Hunter
Kara Hunter Associate Director of Employer Engagement
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From Trading Floors to Legal Codes: My Summer Internship at Wall Street’s Oldest Inter Dealer Broker

Written By: Seth Choi

Biking across the Brooklyn Bridge, sitting on a trading floor and reading regulations–what could these have in common? They were all part of my internship in the legal department of Tradition, the oldest inter dealer broker …

By Life Design Lab
Life Design Lab
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What universities owe America’s future leaders

Hans Zeiger, Nov 06

As a nation, we are failing to prepare citizens for leadership in our constitutional republic. According to a September 2023 Pew Research Center study, 72 percent of Americans rate the overall quality of political candidates in …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
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Introducing the Center for Staff Life Design

Abigail Green, Nov 1

Do you want your work to make more of an impact? Are you looking to increase your salary? Do you need more work-life balance? Are you wondering what your career might look like a decade from …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
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Bringing Asian American History to Life 

Spring 2024

By Magazine Staff

Krieger School sophomore Alexander Chang co-wrote the recently released Fighting to Belong, a graphic novel about Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in the United States. It’s the first in a series …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
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Society of Women Engineers Honors Johns Hopkins APL for Leadership, Growth and Diversity

Author: Craig Weiman Oct 3, 2024

The APL Women in Technology (AWiT) affinity group at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, recently earned its fourth Gold Mission Recognition Award from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

The …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
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Bridging Academia and Industry: A Career Trek to Himed’s Bioceramics Center of Excellence

In the fast-evolving landscape of biomedical technology, hands-on exposure to industry leaders and cutting-edge research is crucial for students preparing to make their mark. Recently, a group of students embarked on a career trek to visit Craig Rosenblum, President of Himed, and …

By Kara Hunter
Kara Hunter Associate Director of Employer Engagement
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