Former economics professor and figure skater, Dollie is now heading up Global Learning at Minerva. When not working, she enjoys traveling, making people laugh, and showering every animal she meets with affection.

From the crazy summer in San Francisco to a deep dive into self-exploration and personality switch, Dasha shared what major life events and people defined who she is right now. Prepare for no censors and a lot of off-topic meanders because 'Dasha's on a mic, and she bringin' the heat'. Give it a listen to this episode of HOM to find out where this line refers to!

Asuka is an event planner & organizational culture designer from Japan. She is passionate about crafting intentional experiences and meaningful dialogue to create a world that embraces differences. Asuka shares her experiences overcoming an eating disorder, which inspired her to be the change she wanted to see: spark collaborations through designing a compassionate culture.

What does it mean to be Jaidar? Kyrgyz for "joy", Jaidar is destined to bring happiness, and he shares the story of finding joy for everyone, but most importantly, himself. Let's see how to make "life is hard" into "life is"

What does it mean to be Jaidar? Kyrgyz for "joy", Jaidar is destined to bring happiness, and he shares the story of finding joy for everyone, but most importantly, himself. Let's see how to make "life is hard" into "life is"

Alexander is a guy who wants to do great things by solving some of the world's most important porblems. He dropped out of Minerva and is starting a new startup working on problems in energy. Reach him at @alexanderwu2000 on instagram

Eating stinky tofu midway through Taipei runs, wearing barefoot shoes at the Buenos Aires marathon, or suffering in the final miles of the Mount Fuji marathon. 5 Minervans chat with our host Jonathan about their running experiences in the rotation cities.

David L. Marcus is known (mostly by himself) for his sense of humor. He traversed five continents as a journalist, author and education consultant, then became Minerva University’s Chief Communications Officer. As a newspaper bureau chief, Marcus lived for a decade in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, covering education, immigration and the environment. His team won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, for investigating violence against women. He wrote two books about adolescents, "Acceptance" and "What It Takes to Pull Me Through." He earned his bachelor’s with honors at Brown University, where he was elected senior class president. Later, he was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Now he hopes to be a stand-up comedian.

Aboozar Hadavand is a professor of computational sciences at Minerva. He is an economist by training and loves statistics, mystery books, woodworking, and dad jokes.

Lui has truly lived several lives — from advocating for sex workers in Kolkata to road-tripping across Argentina for annual "women's encounters." Before all that, she tried her hand at advertising, but soon realized there were better protagonists than soap. She treasures her friends and thrives most when rallying alongside them to champion causes that move them.