Humans of Minerva

Humans of Minerva

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Minerva University prides itself on being a school designed for the future. Its students are some of the most intelligent, driven, loving, and amazing people we have ever met; these are their stories.

FEB 22

Julia Ip: Becoming the CEO of My Life

Julia Ip (M22) loves bringing people together—whether through storytelling on Humans of Minerva, community impact with Miracle Messages, or spontaneous gatherings with friends. Once a kid who dreamed of being retired (then CEO the next year), she’s now a Product Manager by day and National Karate Team member by night. Her motto: embrace discomfort, stay curious, be kind, and know that today can be a great day.

51 min
FEB 14

Salome Gvirjishvili: Echoes of Love, Nature, and Georgia

Salo is from Georgia and is proudly known back home as “Mowgli” because she’s always been climbing trees, wandering in nature, and embracing every adventure with an explorer’s spirit since childhood. She loves her family, friends, Georgia, nature, photography, yoga, meditation, cooking, hiking, reading, and learning new things. She studies Earth and Environmental Science and Sustainability, hoping to inspire more people to fall in love with science, nature, and care for the world around them.

43 min
FEB 6

New Year's Special: Dialing into 2026

Our host Linda (M28) cold calls (literally) her friends at Minerva for New Year's Eve - wherever they happen to be! Tune in for lots of warm wishes from current Minervans, alum, and all around. And let it be your motivation to pick up the lost art of calling people just because.

47 min
12/19/2025

Esther Salles: Pragmatic Spirituality

On the one hand, Esther sees herself as “a drop in the ocean." On the other, she believes the ocean expands with every drop added. She mediates this tension daily; individuality and living in commune. Practices like meditation help her with this, but don’t get it twisted, her spirituality is of a pragmatic ilk.

39 min
12/16/2025

Mike Magee: The Accident That Changed Everything

Mike Magee is president of Minerva University. His scholarship and leadership have been driven by a lifelong passion for the role schools can play in bringing young people from different backgrounds and circumstances together to learn and belong. A proud father of three daughters, he also loves basketball and music.

46 min
12/13/2025

Tianxiao Cao: So I've Never Been to School Until Minerva

Tianxiao was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. His upbringing is a journey to conquer the extremely spicy food there, which gave him spice tolerance above most people! He went through 11 years of homeschooling in Chengdu and got into Minerva University at 16. He has just finished his first year at Minerva.

45 min
12/06/2025

Linda Liu: How Many Lives Can One Life Contain?

Linda (M28) is the small, pink, slightly-too-loud human cloud who chases sunsets like deadlines don't exist. Her superpower is making friends by accident, and turns ordinary days into ridiculous memories with a good dance on the street, and she believes feeling like one belongs is a human dignity.

1h 2m
12/02/2025

Jeongyun Lim: A Little Magic in the Sky

Jeongyun is a dreamer who dreams of making the world a better place through mustering the courage to do what everyone else could do. He always tries to be optimistic as he looks up into the sky and stars.

40 min

TRAILER

Introducing Humans of Minerva

This is Humans of Minerva: a podcast about the lives, wildest stories, and who Minervans are beyond being a student. We hope you enjoy!

04/05/2022

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Minerva University prides itself on being a school designed for the future. Its students are some of the most intelligent, driven, loving, and amazing people we have ever met; these are their stories.

Creator

Humans of Minerva
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

135
Rating

Clean
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