As we kick off this school year, I am delighted to announce the new group of Planet Forward Correspondents who will be contributing their skills, creativity, and research to our growing platform. These students will produce videos, podcasts, multimedia experiences, and pieces of written journalism that will explore the environmental challenges and solutions facing their communities locally, nationally, and around the world.

This year’s Correspondents went through a competitive application process in order to be selected for the program and represent their schools on Planet Forward. The students come not only from across the country this time around, but some hail from schools around the world. With 15 schools represented, the year’s cohort is the most far ranging we’ve ever featured.

Our Senior Correspondents have applied to continue to the program for an additional year and will be focused on producing cover stories of broader scope, depth, and creativity.

The editorial themes this year will include food systems, water & oceans, mobility & electrification, and more. We can’t wait for you to read, watch, and listen to these students’ upcoming work and keep track of what this generation of inspiring and motivated storytellers are publishing. Their voices are needed now more than ever and we can’t wait to bring you their insights.

Click on the profiles below to read each Correspondent’s bio and stay tuned for more stories!

Our 2023-2024 Senior Correspondents

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

Owen Volk

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Chris Zatarain

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of Arizona

Our 2023-2024 Correspondents

Wole Adegbule

Planet Forward Correspondent | Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife

Darrien Benally

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northern Arizona University

Saiarchana Darira

Planet Forward Correspondent | Columbia University, Arizona State University

Tyler Hickman

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Colorado Boulder

Maggie Liddell

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Kamryn You Mak

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury College

Charlie Mark

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Libby Mohn

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Emma Montgomery

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Samyudha Rajesh

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Joy Reeves

Planet Forward Correspondent | Duke University

Astry Rodriguez

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

Micah Seidel

Planet Forward Correspondent | Rutgers University

Ciara Thomas

Planet Forward Correspondent | Tuskegee University