Benjamin Abel

Class of 2026
B.A. in Global Studies/Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Hometown: State College, Pennsylvania

Ben is a second-year Global Studies major with an additional major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. His interest in the community engagement field began with his internship at City of Asylum. This experience through CMU’s Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program allowed him to connect artists with a wide array of backgrounds to the local community.

Ben cares deeply about issues of environmental injustice and seeks to use small-scale engagement to create global change. He sees Pittsburgh, with its pollution issues and passionate communities, as a great place to concentrate those efforts. He is hoping both to work at an environmentalist organization in Pittsburgh and to study abroad during his remaining time at CMU