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The WPI blog offers an insider’s look at the fellows’ journeys, capturing their unique experiences and insights as they travel the country navigating the immersive program.
9/11 in New York: Looking back and forward
It was one of those mornings one could feel springtime approaching. I was at home, enjoying an atypical Tuesday morning of my senior year in high...
18 years after 9/11, the war continues
“Jules, this is Brian — listen,” Brian Sweeney told his wife Julie Sweeney Roth on Sept. 11, 2001. “I’m on an airplane that’s been hijacked.
Nuclear Weapons Treaty, the unfulfilled Promise
Abolishing nuclear weapons may seem like an idealistic, even utopian objective. But so too did banning land mines. And chemical and biological...
Predictable tragedies and how (not to) prevent them
"I hope you all feel safe while visiting the United States," said a woman who works at the Minnesota State Fair during a discussion with WPI...
Meritocracy might be a sham. But there’s no reason to think education is bad for America
Education is our way to critical thinking and understanding of politics and social issues. In the era of fake news, schools are teaching children to become more critical consumers of information, especially on social media. This is how we will be able to make informed decisions. And hopefully, vote accordingly.
It takes an app and a family to run a farm
As we spent a couple of days in rural southern Minnesota, the scale and size of what Minnesotans call “an average family farm” surprised me: 180...
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