Kilachand offers students an integrated four-year curriculum that addresses important global, social, corporate, and geopolitical challenges augmented by an extensive series of co-curricular and community experiences over the course of four years. The Kilachand community is comprised of students studying a variety of disciplines across all of Boston University’s undergraduate schools and colleges who engage in a cohort-based residential experience. Students satisfy BU Hub requirements through their major and other academic programs, with the Kilachand curriculum serving as their primary pathway.
Advising at Kilachand is a collaborative process of intellectual exploration that establishes a network between Kilachand, our students’ home schools and colleges, and the many resources of Boston University. We hope that students will visit us familiar with their requirements, allowing us to use our time together to make thoughtful choices and nurture reflection.
Kilachand Honors College strives to engage students inside and outside of the classroom. We encourage students to become Peer Mentors, Kilachand Ambassadors, and members of KLAB. Kilachand Honors College student groups give Kilachand students the opportunity to engage with peers and administrators in Kilachand, hold leadership positions, and represent Kilachand outside of the College.
The Kilachand Internship Program (KIP) provides funding and mentorship to Kilachand students who secure a summer internship with an organization focused on justice work (social, environmental, etc., as defined by the student), with an emphasis on doing so within local communities.
Each summer we provide funding through our Kilachand Internship Program (KIP) to support students who identify an internship or design a project with an organization focused on justice (social, environmental, etc.) work. Read more about our students' summer experiences.
Karim Barake (Sargent'26) met Dr. Kimberly Samaha, CEO of Born Global Foundation at the Center on Forced Displacement Conference. Their connection and mutual interest in healthcare justice in Lebanon made for a great partnership and opportunity that introduced Barake to concepts of biomimicry and nature-inspired solutions to these problems. Q&A With Karim Barake Could […]
David Marín (CAS'28, Economics and International Relations) worked in his local community as an intern in the district office of Kevin Chambliss. Chambliss assumed office in the Florida House of Representatives in 2020, and is a proponent of minority rights and is committed to supporting the community, something that left Marín with a sense of […]
Victoria Asemota (Sargent'27, Health Science) combined health and justice work at her Summer internship with E.C. Reems' Live Life Well project. E.C. Reems is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit founded in 1989. Q&A with Victoria Asemota Could you give us a brief description of the organization you are interning with and what your primary responsibilities are […]
Dasha Ucko (CAS and CDS’28, Political Science and Data Science) turned their personal interests and educational background into a position as an intern at Turn Up Activism, a non-profit focused on youth civic engagement that has registered upwards of 400,000 students since their founding in 2019. Q&A with Dasha Ucko Could you give us a […]
Kylee Liabeuf (CAS’26, Political Science) completed her 2024 summer internship with the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office in Victorville where she assisted the department with case analysis. Her work over the summer helped reshape how Kylee thinks about the justice system and allowed her to explore ways in which justice work can “go beyond […]
As a second-time KIP awardee, Sydney Aslan (CAS’26, Political Science) spent her 2024 summer in Washington D.C. interning for the Institute for the Study of War where she worked with the External Relations team around media on the Russia-Ukraine War. Q&A with Sydney Aslan Could you give us a brief description of the organization you […]
During the summer of 2024, Alina Keshodkar (CAS’26, Political Science & Economics) completed an Environmental Policy internship with the Coalition of Social Justice, assisting with their campaigning initiatives and conducting research about climate inequity on both a local and national level. Keep reading to learn more about Alina’s summer at CSJ and the important work […]
Victoria Beharry (CAS’26, Political Science) put her interest in law to work over the summer as an intern for the Florida State Attorney’s Office, 4th Judicial Circuit. As an intern, Victoria helped put together trials and “earned greater respect for attorneys on both sides of criminal law, who are devoted to fighting for what they […]