Mathematician Jennifer Crodelle Wins Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching
The annual award was presented during a ceremony at McCardell Bicentennial Hall on May 3.
The annual award was presented during a ceremony at McCardell Bicentennial Hall on May 3.
The new award of up to $50,000 goes to human rights and education activist Joseph Kaifala, a war survivor from Sierra Leone who has worked to bring about peace and stability following years of conflict.
An environmental justice major from Worcester, Massachusetts, will join 125 other Projects for Peace grant recipients as part of this year’s cohort.
The visiting assistant professor of studio art will spend the coming year working and creating at the American Academy in Rome.
A leading voice for climate action, Johnson is cofounder of the nonprofit think tank Urban Ocean Lab, coeditor of the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, coauthor of the Blue New Deal, and cocreator of the podcast How to Save a Planet.
The 30th annual Patrick J. Durkin, Class of 1979 awards recognized outstanding contributions to the community.