The 2016 BEST participants are:

• Sarah Brown, doctoral student in American Studies
• Emily Contois, doctoral student in American Studies
• Tom Fisher, doctoral student in Philosophy
• Danielle Fontaine, master’s student in Urban Education Policy
• Branta Lockett, master’s student in Urban Education Policy
• Ali Mathwig, doctoral student in History of Art and Architecture
• Hanan Mowager, master's student in Education
• Alex Reda, doctoral student in Sociology
• Jen Thum, doctoral student in Archeology
• Yinsui Zheng, doctoral student in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences