Eight students earned prizes in the 2020 Common Reader Essay Contest, in response to Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under A White Sky”.

Here are the essay contest winners:

• First place: Joshua Ciliberti, a University Studies major from Ambler, Pennsylvania.
• Second Place: Jessica Griffith, an Environmental Science major from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
• Third Place: Maya Weaver, an Anthropology major from Pittsburgh, PA.
• Honorable Mention: Gabriela Taveroni, a Nutrition major from Twp Washington, NJ.
• Honorable Mention: Ian Leduc, an Accounting major from Marlboro, New York.
• Honorable Mention: Priya Thamburaj, an Environmental Science major from Aberdeen, NJ.
• Honorable Mention: Juliana Castillo, a Philosophy Studies major from Wilmington, Delaware.
• Honorable Mention: Amanda Heil, an International Relations major from West Chester, Pennsylvania.