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Watching Scholars reach graduation is what Wily is all about! For the class of 2021, this is a graduation year unlike any other. College students all over the country have overcome unprecedented challenges head-on to reach [...]

This year, as the coronavirus pandemic continues, returning to or entering college is looking very different for students. While some universities have allowed students back on campus for in-person learning, other schools are instituting [...]

On September 20th, 2020 I will be moderating an online discussion, Early Obstacles and Later Success, with Triston Francis, hosted by the Wily Network. I initially connected with Triston at a Wily event with Harvard [...]

In December 2018, I was sitting with my Wily Coach in the office of the Associate Chief of Student Mental Health. This had been the result of having a tumultuous year. In all honesty, I should have sought [...]

Novels have the ability to transform, illustrate and even inspire a new beginning. Learning about a person’s point of view or life story can lead [...]

She came to me last night in a dream. We were walking in Vermont, passing the circular tables & wooden chairs of Otter Creek Bakery. But the landscape was off. The bluegrass of the rural town had met the [...]

I had access to everything at MIT: table saws, metal cutters, soldering stations, and every tool you can imagine. At home I have…well…I have a table and a hand drill? As someone who loves tinkering, it has [...]

Last summer I studied abroad in Accra, Ghana. Though I'm a first-generation Nigerian, this was my first time on the continent and my first time being outside of the United States for a substantial amount [...]

This year capped off the last year in my decade spanning career as a wrestler. I didn’t know that in seventh grade when I showed up to the wrestling team meeting, that this wouldn’t be [...]