Bringing you stories from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, of the moments when students, staff, and faculty at the school began to feel like grown-ups. Whether they are a classmate, a professor, the dean, or a total stranger, we promise to bring a story worth hearing, told in less time than most students spend complaining about homework.
Eric Armacanqui was having an amazing time studying abroad in Spain. But on the night of his departure he had an experience that permanently changed h...
Faris Kasim went to Pakistan with dreams of becoming a doctor. But once there his passion led him to a life in journalism, and that work led into a da...
For a professor, the time between leaving graduate school and becoming beginning to teach may only be a matter of months, but the change is huge. This...
Cameran Bailey went from graduating a top notch engineering school to sleeping on his brothers couch. Here's the story of how he got there, and what h...
Season 1 of Coming of Age draws to an end on a high note. Dean of Students Eric Schwartz shares his views on adulthood and his own process of growing ...
Leif has a story that begins in kindergarten with literal crying over spilled milk. From there his story takes him all over the nation. Find out more....
At age 12 Mary Maronde decided what she would do with her life. She pursued that goal with single minded determination for decades. And then things ch...
Hilary is a student in the Urban and Regional Planning Program. When she thinks about her life she often thinks about geography. And her story of begi...