PLEN InternCOVID-19 UPROOTED MY CAREER PLANS. RELATIONSHIPS AT PLEN GAVE ME PURPOSE AGAIN.As a college graduate in the time of a pandemic, I was crawling to the finish line of my senior year. I lost a loved one to COVID-19…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
PLEN InternPulling Up Your Big Girl PantiesI first learned about PLEN through a colleague in my university program of international studies. Lorena was a political science major…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
PLEN InternThe Greatest Gift a Graduate Could Ask ForCircumstances can be defining and sometimes even limiting in what we think we can do. As soon as we were told to vacate campus due to…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
PLEN InternMy Story Isn’t Over, It’s Just BeginningI first heard about PLEN through a friend that attended a previous seminar. At first, I didn’t think much of it. However, when I decided…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
PLEN InternCommonalities Shine in a Sea of Perpetuated Difference: A Needed PushExperiences have a lasting impact on the person we catapult ourselves into becoming overtime. Growing up, I distinctly remember feeling…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
PLEN InternWomen in Global Policy: What They Taught MeIn the Spring Semester of 2020, I received an email from Professor Adams (who is the head of the MPP Program at Mills College) with…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
PLEN InternPLEN: 3 Biggest HitsPrior to attending PLEN’s Women in Global Policy seminar this Spring, I had never attended an event like this and had no idea of what to…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
PLEN InternBecoming a Successful Leader as a Women in the Professional WorldGender minorities in the political, legal, advocacy, and professional world is a conversation many may try to avoid. In a lot of…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
PLEN InternTop five takeaways from the PLEN: Women in Global Policy SeminarBefore the start of PLEN’s Women in Global Policy seminar, participating students received an envelope with a piece of cardstock that read…Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
PLEN InterninThe PlenaryThe Future is Warm and Welcoming for STEMWe are gathered by the small inkling of happenstances. Among the piles of snow, a mighty brisk, cold wind passes by, in the heart of…Jun 25, 2019Jun 25, 2019