Students lead sustainable campus projects

Whether it’s planting a vibrant native plant garden, devising a way to recycle disposable face masks, or tracking CMC’s progress toward carbon neutrality, four CMC students are making a tangible and sustainable difference on campus.

CMC’s commitment to reducing climate change through campus-wide efforts is personified by these four environmentally aware student leaders who have earned 2022 Sustainability Fund grants.

Prof. Ahona Panda

Prof. Ahona Panda, assistant professor of History, received the Sardar Patel Dissertation Award, a national prize for the best doctoral dissertation on any aspect of modern India - social sciences, humanities, education and fine arts by the Center for India and South Asia at UCLA.

Prof. Emily Pears

Prof. Emily Pears’ book, “Cords of Affection: Constructing Constitutional Union in Early American History” was awarded Best in American Political Thought from the American Political Science Association. Her book investigates "efforts by the founding generation's leadership to construct and strengthen political attachments in and among the citizens of the new republic.