Virtual Summer: Thoughts From Our 2020 MLK Scholars

Aug 28, 2020 | Blog

This summer, BPIE was joined by three incredible Boston Public Schools students through the John Hancock MLK Scholars Program. For two months, Sitnour, Karla and Kaylee led an outreach project to help recruit more academic mentors, planned for upcoming volunteer...

The World Shut Down: My Time As A Virtual Scholar

Aug 26, 2020 | Blog

“To be fair, I got what I asked for; a new environment – I just didn’t know it would be from the comfort of my own home. ” When you are applying for a job, you usually think about what your experience would be like in a new environment. After working...

5 Things I Learned as a Virtual MLK Scholar

Aug 24, 2020 | Blog

Like many people, most of my life was affected by the pandemic – including my summer internship at Boston Partners in Education. BPIE managed to move everything online for my summer there and everyone tried their best to make it as fun and educational as possible...

5 Thing I Learned as a Virtual MLK Scholar

Aug 19, 2020 | Uncategorized

Most of my life was affected by the pandemic including my summer internship at Boston Partners in Education. BPiE managed to move everything online for my summer there and everyone tried their best to make it as fun and educational as possible considering the...

Virtually Present: My Online Summer At BPiE

Aug 19, 2020 | Blog

At the click of a few buttons, I’d find myself at work.  A work day beginning at 10am has an entirely different meaning when the term virtual is added. There is no longer the need to commute and be up at dawn. This wasn’t the experience I was expecting when I first...