International social worker and Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Sojourner White reflects on how her IB and Fulbright Fellowship experiences inspired her social work. This is her first story in our graduate voices series.
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How to write a successful term paper
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Tyler Lynch shares the step-by-step plan she uses to write a successful term paper. This is her first story in our graduate voices series.
Finding your career passion and goal through CAS: A journey from the corporate world to teaching
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate and IB educator Kenneth Tang reflects on his creativity, activity, service (CAS) experience and how impactful it was in his pivotal transition from the corporate world to becoming an IB educator. This is his first story in our graduate voices series.
Finding connections: An essential shift in learning approaches
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Mariam Vahradyan outlines the benefits of interdisciplinary learning and shares why it’s important to find connections between different disciplines. This is her first story in our graduate voices series.
Quarantine: The ideal time to be creative?
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Liezl Bitas reflects on the need for rest during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. She shares the benefits that you can reap by taking time for yourself, such as increased creativity. This is her third story in our graduate voices series.
On public service, revolutions and changing the world
We welcome Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Meng-Ping Hsu of Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Eugenio Garza Sada to reflect on pursuing a career in public service. This is her first story in the graduate voices series.
Five pieces of advice from a lifelong IB learner
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Sobina Yu shares advice for incoming IB students as they embark on their learning journey. This is her second story in our graduate voices series.
Power and privilege exist on the South Side of Chicago, too.
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Victor Scotti, Jr. deconstructs the nuances of privilege from his experience as a Black male graduate of the Chicago Public School system. This is his third story in our graduate voices series.
Find what you are picky about: An entrepreneur and ultra-multitasker’s message for IB students
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Ishanaz Bahar shares her advice to find what they are passionate about through trial and error and holding her values close. This is her third story in our graduate voices series.
Real science, fictional role models: Astrophysicist Erin Macdonald on Women in Science Day
This February marks the fifth annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We hear from astrophysicist and science advisor Erin Macdonald, who tells us about her role as a science advisor in the Star Trek franchise, the real (and fictional) role models that influenced her career and how she landed in Glasgow for […]
The power and purpose of HBCUs
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Ashleigh Fields is a student at Howard University, of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United States. She offers her thoughts on why she chose this university, the history these prominent institutions, and how her identity has become a part of her university experience. This is her third story […]
Strategies for leading a student group at university
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Liam D’Souza offers his best advice for university students looking to enrich their education by leading a student organization. This is his second story in the graduate voices series.
Spacious areas and possibility—challenging the norm from above the arctic circle
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Linnea Huhta reflects on the opportunity and value she finds in her [not so] little corner of the world in the Pajala municipality of Sweden. This is her second story in our graduate voices series.
On COVID-19 and the gender gap in workforce
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Tammy Gaibrois takes a look the disruptions that the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic created for women in the workplace. She breaks down the facts and offers insight into the issue from her personal perspective. This is her third story in our graduate voices series.
Moving to literature
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Mythili Zatakia reflects on the convergence of movement and storytelling through dance as well as her experience as both a dancer and IB graduate. This is her third story in our graduate voices series.