M&T For Life Archives

The Road to Mindfulness: Taking my Dual Degree on a Unexpected Journey

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Recent graduate Nico Kage Akiba shares how he moved from Microsoft program manager to mindfulness teacher, following the Jerome Fisher Program spirit of innovation and risk-taking all along the way. When the clock struck midnight to welcome 2017, I counted my many blessings. I had a good job with a…Read More

Bursting Out of the Penn Bubble: My Jerome Fisher M&T Study Abroad Experience

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Andrew (right) at the Vienna Town Hall with Friends Jerome Fisher M&T students have a variety of experiences here at Penn, including getting the chance to travel the world with the study abroad opportunities through Penn Abroad. We asked Andrew Cui (M&T, ’20) to share about his time studying at the London School…Read More

My Brief Stint as an Undergrad Lecturer

A person presenting a lecture in a classroom with a projected slide titled "ResNets in PyTorch: a Noted." Students are seated in tiered rows, attentively listening.

I like teaching. Teaching has been my most formative experience at Penn. I don’t have much life advice to give, but if you’re a prospective student or a current student reading this, hear me out: teach at least once as an undergrad. You won’t regret it. Every year, I make time…Read More