At the end of June, the eighth cohort of John P. Chesick Scholars began the summer portion of the program. They were welcomed to campus for the session by an enthusiastic group of students, administrators, faculty, and alumni, and the following five weeks delivered them many exciting and eye-opening academic, social, and cultural experiences.
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The independent studies major is spending her summer with the Refugee Youth Service in Athens, Greece, where she’s supporting the city’s young refugee community.
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The history of art major is exploring New York City’s art market with an internship at Pettit Art Partners.
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The biology and environmental studies double major is spending her summer at a genetic engineering lab in her hometown of Strasbourg, France.
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The music and linguistics double major has taken on two internships in the Chicago music world this summer.
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The rising junior and aspiring veterinarian is gaining career-track experience through a research position at the University of Pennsylvania.
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The chemistry major is continuing her work as a research assistant for Professor Robert Scarrow with an eye towards her thesis.
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The political science major is pushing for justice for medical facilities harmed in the Syrian conflict as an intern at Physicians for Human Rights.
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The physics major is learning more about our winged companions by examining the scientific intricacies of their feathers.
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Whitehead Intern Cayley Montoya ’20 is using her love of travel and trip planning for her internship with the New York City-based travel agency Valerie Wilson Travel, where she works with the leisure department to design trips on a client-by-client basis.
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The history major is deepening his knowledge of the field of museum studies at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Anthropology major Jessica Lopez ’21 is doing her Whitehead Internship with real estate group Shift Capital to learn how a for-profit real estate group can emphasize positive social impact.
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The history major is revitalizing the past with a digital exhibit he’s producing for Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center.
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Led by professors Anne Preston and Anita Isaacs, a team of Haverford students is working to combat misinformation about immigration and immigrants by collecting and sharing personal stories from migrants in Mexico about their immigration and deportation experiences.
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The biology major is spending her summer exploring a series of different medical fields with the Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Spain and soaking in the culture during her free time.