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Integrative learning and life design

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National Intern Day
Hopkins helps connect grad students with internship opportunities
Published July 27, 2023
As more PhDs pursue careers outside academia, internships can help ease the transition, open doors to new career paths
Illustration of people lifting one person up to open a pink door
Alumni mentors broaden students' minds
Published Summer 2023
Many alumni mentor undergraduate and graduate students through both formal and informal opportunities offered by Integrative Learning and Life Design, in partnership with the Alumni Association / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Black graduate students attend the inaugural Black Excellence Conference
Professional development
Johns Hopkins hosts inaugural Black Excellence Conference
Published Jan 4, 2023
Program convening Black graduate and doctoral students focuses on identity, culture, and self-advocacy
Trevor Noah appears on a Zoom virtual meeting
Professional development
Trevor Noah to Hopkins students: Follow your passion
Published Nov 17, 2022
The comedian and longtime host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central delivered a keynote address during the Horizons by Hopkins conference
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Mentorship
10 from Hopkins recognized with Career Impact Awards
Published Nov 17, 2022
The awards, supported by PHutures, celebrate individuals who provide outstanding mentorship or professional development for students and trainees
Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi on antiracism in higher education
Published Dec 9, 2021
The author and scholar spoke at a virtual conference hosted by PHutures about the role universities and researchers play in dismantling racism
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Q+A
Mastering adulting
Published June 25, 2021
Self-help author Julie Lythcott-Haims discusses the challenges of transitioning from college to adulthood in advance of a talk she will give July 1
Matthew Golden presents during a Zoom meeting
Life Design
Grants from Life Design Lab expand access to summer experiences for students
Published March 29, 2021
Students can apply for up to seven grants to support immersive summer experiences such as internships and projects
Alia Poonawala and Alayna Hayes
Student experience
Internship pipeline helps close the equity gap during pandemic
Published Feb 17, 2021
The DEI Collective pairs Johns Hopkins students from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education and the broader professional workforce with paid internships with participating employers
Logo of Horizons conferece
Life design
Conference seeks to help students expand their professional horizons
Published Nov 10, 2020
Horizons by Hopkins virtual conference takes place Thursday, Nov. 12 and is open to all Johns Hopkins students