From academics to real-world impact, explore stories from our community that highlight the people and experiences making 鶹Ƶ a place of opportunity, discovery, and success.
Mira Hart Student Geology Mira Hart ’26 pursued her passion for climate research through international fieldwork in the Philippines—crawling through caves, collecting stalagmites, and uncovering ancient data that could help predict Earth’s future.
Raymond Arias Student Economics As co-president of the Law Society, Raymond Arias ’26 has spent his college years reimagining what a pre-law club can look like at a small liberal arts college, ensuring it is not only a space for professional development, but also one rooted in connection, access, and shared growth.
Madeline Wander Faculty Urban & Environmental Policy Madeline Wander ’08 is a scholar of transportation and racial-spatial inequality, and her commitment to social justice and experience as a community organizer drives her research and teaching.
Summer Sloane-Britt Faculty Art & Art History Summer Sloane-Britt researches the global history of photography, particularly the intersection of photography and liberation movements.
Alyssa Rodriguez Faculty Biology Alyssa Rodriguez examines the molecular mechanisms underlying human disease including chemotherapy resistance. She studies proteins involved with DNA repair and genome stability.
Dustin “Dusty” Madison Faculty Physics Dustin “Dusty” Madison is an astrophysicist working on new and creative ways to study the gravitational Universe. He studies gravitational waves—tiny ripples in the fabric of space that can teach people about some of the most extreme systems in the universe, like black holes orbiting each other.
Carla Macal Faculty Critical Theory & Social Justice Carla Macal studies the intersections between state violence and intergenerational healing.
Frank Macabenta Faculty Biology Frank Macabenta focuses on understanding the mechanisms underlying collective cell behavior leading up to organogenesis.
Alberto López Martín Faculty Spanish & French Studies Alberto López Martín specializes in 20th- and 21st-century Spanish cultural production, with a focus on contemporary poetry, comic, and graphic novels.
Margaret Gaida Faculty History Margaret Gaida studies cross-cultural knowledge transmission in the medieval Mediterranean, with a particular focus on astronomy, astrology, optics, and magic.
Kai Yui Samuel Chan Faculty Politics Kai Yui Samuel Chan teaches classes on political theory, democratic theory, and transnational politics. His research concerns individuals and communities traversing state borders.
Manuela Borzone Faculty Spanish & French Studies Manuela Borzone is a literary scholar whose work focuses on the representation of the Argentine gaucho in literature, illustration, and film.
