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Participant Magazine

New Issue of Participant Asks: What Does Community Engagement Look Like?

The fall 2024 magazine celebrates the work of several ɬ�﷬���� people and organizations, past and present

In the Media

Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 Discusses Young People and Voting with Los Angeles Times (en Español)

In a Spanish Los Angeles Times article, Professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a Transnational Studies Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 traces young people’s rising interest in and disillusionment with voting.

News Topics

• Politics
• Faculty

Student Achievements

New Hive Awards Unleash Student Creativity in Unexpected Way

The fall 2024 grants support various student projects, including a scent opera, reinventing litter, revamping a data science website, and peer-to-peer club governance.

News Topics

• Students
• Awards

Events

Creating Community at ɬ�﷬����’s First Mathematics Conference

With her organization of the first math conference hosted at ɬ�﷬����, Professor Bahar Acu signals new research and learning opportunities for students.

News Topics

• Events
• Mathematics
• Faculty

In the Media

On Daily Bulletin, Professor Susan Phillips writes about SoCal Earth’s “community first, climate first” approach

Redford Conservancy Director and ɬ�﷬���� Professor Susan Phillips describes how SoCal Earth helps climate issues, including the owl facing extinction in the Inland Empire.

News Topics

• Climate & Environment

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California

In the Media

LAist Spotlights Redford Conservancy’s SoCal Earth as Accessible Climate Tool

LAist has featured the online mapping tool SoCal Earth by ɬ�﷬����’s Robert Redford Conservancy as an accessible way to use data for climate action.

News Topics

• Climate & Environment

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California

College News

Robert Redford Conservancy Launches Tool to Transform Decision Making in Southern California

Innovative digital tool provides a framework for policymakers, community members, educators, and advocates to prioritize community and climate

News Topics

• Climate & Environment

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California

Alumni Achievements

Unexpected Politics of Immigrant Healthcare

As Cesar Vargas Nuñez ’14 joins CMC’s faculty this fall, he discusses how his experience as an immigrant from a low-income background inspires his research and teaching.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Political Studies
• Politics

Alumni Achievements

How to Become a Giant Panda Specialist

ɬ�﷬���� alum Jana Biedenweg ’20 oversees the welfare of the first giant pandas to come to the U.S. in two decades, putting her passion for biology and wildlife conservation into practice.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Biology
• Sustainability

Events

Vincent Valdez’s Pepper Lecture Unpacks Thwarted American Dream

Ahead of the 2024 election, the multidisciplinary artist discusses the forgotten, ugly truths of America on October 24.

News Topics

• Arts & Culture
• Art
• Events

Organization

• ɬ�﷬���� Art Galleries