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Summer Centered: Sarah Green ’18 and Alliyah Allen ’18 Support Philly’s Monument Lab Project

With Mural Arts Philadelphia, the nation’s largest public art program, the two rising seniors are helping the city and its citizens display public monuments representing the City of Brotherly Love.

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Summer Reading: Rob Haley

The interlibrary loan specialist suggests five titles that will transport you to different eras and countries, from WWII-era Britain to 1990s Shanghai and beyond.

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Summer Centered: Nana Nieto ’19 Interns with the American Museum of Natural History

The history of art major and museum studies minor is learning the many facets of one of New York City’s most iconic museums.

Summer Centered: Miranda Johnson ’19 Helps Weave the History of Silk in Washington, D.C.

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The history major is researching the silk industry at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Abigail Keller ’17

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The biology major and environmental studies minor cataloged hundreds of microorganisms present on the surfaces of whales and corals for her thesis research.
From One Generation to Another

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Many scholarship recipients have a deep sense of connection to their alumni benefactors.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Isabel Gross ’17

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Inspired by her semester abroad in Chile, the Spanish major studied the subversive power of Chilean songwriter-poet Violeta Parra’s political songs.
Summer Centered: Rebecca Fisher ‘18 Practices Social Entrepreneurship in Uganda

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The romance languages major is working with financial tech start-up Ubuntu Capital as a Whitehead Intern.
Where They’re Headed: Tejan Walcott ’17

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The former mainstay on the Fords men’s soccer team is translating his athletic passions into a Sales Associate role with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Summer Centered: Maria Padrón ’19 Supports Restorative Justice in Maine

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The rising junior and psychology major is working with Maine-Wabanaki REACH to build cross-cultural collaborations that empower the state’s Native population.
Summer Reading: Anna Fodde-Reguer

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The humanities librarian suggests two nonfiction titles and a beautifully drawn, almost-wordless graphic novel about creativity.
Where They’re Headed: Rachael Garnick ’17

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The political science major will help devise communication strategies at San Francisco-based brand marketing and advertising agency Swirl, which is run by a fellow Ford.
Summer Centered: Hope Ebert ’19 Brings Moxie to Farming

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The biology major is interning with Food Moxie, a Philly-based food-justice co-op and partner of the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.
Summer Centered: Nhi Nguyen ’18 Works with the Smithsonian’s First Community Museum

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At the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, the anthropology major and museum studies minor is learning about and reaching out to the southeastern D.C. community.
WHAT THEY LEARNED: Chloe Wang ’17

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The chemistry major and environmental studies minor used untargeted chemical analysis to study honeybee health.
Where They’re Headed: Nora Tien ’17

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The computer science major will begin the Google Engineering Residency program in New York this fall.
Summer Centered: Christopher Bechen ’18 Archives Activist Media in Philly

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At the Media Mobilizing Project, the double major in fine arts and growth and structure of cities will begin organizing video documentation of city activism for the creation of a public archive.
Summer Reading: Rachael Beyer

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The art registrar suggests three titles (two nonfiction, one fiction) about community and utopia.