Events

Join Research Peer Advisors (RPAs) for a Cold-Emailing Workshop designed for students looking to get started in research for the first time. Learn how to reach out to professors, craft compelling emails, and take the first step toward finding your research opportunity at Penn. Whether you are unsure where to begin or just need guidance on crafting that first message, this session will give you the tools and confidence to get started. Perfect for students looking to get started in research for the very first time. No experience needed!

 

Join us for a thoughtful conversation with Professor Bakirathi Mani, Faculty Director of the Asian American Studies Program and a curator, writer, and scholar whose work bridges literature, art, and community-based storytelling. Professor Mani will share how her interdisciplinary path took shape, tracing moments of curiosity, challenge, and discovery along the way. Whether you’re exploring research, the humanities, or creative scholarship, this discussion offers a candid look at how academic journeys unfold beyond the résume. Open to all students.

Are you interested in finding research opportunities away from Penn? An external research opportunity could expand your research network, allow you to experience summer in a new location, or just open up your research opportunities in general! This panel will discuss what sorts of opportunities might be available, what the summer research experience is like away from Penn, and what the application for these opportunities might look like.