Clemente Is Hiring an Executive Director
After almost 10 years, Lela Hilton is stepping down as Clemente's Executive Director in Summer 2023. Lela has guided and supported the...
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- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
Remembering Grace Glueck
The Clemente Course in the Humanities mourns the passing of our supporter and friend Grace Glueck. An early advocate of Clemente, Grace...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Rhode Island Partnership Gets a Standing Ovation
Shakespeare famously said “all the world’s a stage,” and for the Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative, so is the classroom. Thanks to...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
A State of the Art Collaboration in Springfield
Most of the time, students learn art history through books and images projected on a screen. But thanks to an innovative local...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
New Alumni Programming Expands Opportunities for Graduates
This summer’s launch of the Inflection Points Seminar, “Time, Memory, and Transformation: Restoring the Salish Sea,” offered through...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
South Carolina Program Provides Learning Experience for All
In a unique partnership in Charleston, South Carolina, a local Clemente Course has teamed up with the Medical University of South...
- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
Meet Amy Howard, Port Townsend Graduate and City Council Member
This reflection originally appeared on our site in 2018. Amy Howard is a member of the Port Townsend, WA City Council and is the...
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Corey Saffold, Odyssey Graduate and Change Agent
This profile originally appeared on our site in 2018. Around the state of Wisconsin, people travel to hear Corey Saffold speak. The...
- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
Meet Jewel Walcott, A Kingston Clemente Graduate Who is Rocking the Vote
This profile originally appeared on our site in 2017. One thing that’s clear about Jewel Walcott is that she never stops learning. A...
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Spotlight: Janine de Novais, Member of the Clemente Board of Directors
We are so excited to announce that scholar and writer Janine de Novais has joined the Clemente Course Board of Directors. A graduate of...
- Jul 21, 2022
- 3 min
Meet Irene Salas, A Free Minds Graduate Expanding Her Horizons
This profile originally appeared on our site in 2017. On the last night of class this year in Free Minds, Irene Salas addressed the...
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
The Power of Telling Your Story: Portland Alumna Sosan Amiri's Journey to Advocacy
This spring, in graduation ceremonies across the country, Clemente students spoke passionately about how their time in the classroom gave...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Notes on The Power of the Classroom, from Academic Director Amelia Pace-Borah
For ten years, Amelia Pace-Borah has served as the Academic Director of Free Minds Austin, providing mentorship, support, and...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 5 min
Stirring Words from 2022 Dorchester Graduate Diana Scott
This year, we're inviting everyone to join us in celebrating Clemente graduates across the globe. Below, read the graduation address that...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
"We Started A Journey," A Graduation Poem from 2022 Grad Jamie Thrasher
This year, we're inviting everyone to join us in celebrating Clemente graduates across the globe. Below, learn about Springfield graduate...
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Dianna Calvente, Odyssey Project Graduate Sharing Her Love of Learning with Her Own Students
Though Dianna Calvente is celebrating her graduation from our Chicago course, Odyssey Project, this spring, her journey with Clemente...
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
Meet Samantha Jordan, Odyssey Project Graduate Changing her Neighborhood for the Better
Samantha Jordan found the Chicago Clemente course, Odyssey Project, in the midst of a personal reckoning. The pandemic shutdown had...
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
Meet Bill Murphy, CVI Graduate with an Extraordinary Story
After he retired, Bill Murphy realized he had a story to tell. He began taking writing workshops in his hometown of Boston, which led him...
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Ibrar Mirzai: a Journey to the Liberal Arts
When Ibrar Hussein Mirzai enrolled in the pilot year of the Socrates Project, a Clemente-inspired program that launched in 2019 in...
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Clemente on the Big Screen: New Documentary Tells the Story of Common Good Atlanta
When documentary filmmaker Hal Jacobs first heard about Common Good Atlanta, the program that offers Clemente courses to people who have...
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Spotlight: Linnea Iannazzone, Director of Outreach and Engagement
When Linnea Iannazzone accepted a position at her alma mater, Bard College, in 2019, her office was across the hall from Clemente's...
- Mar 25, 2022
- 3 min
Humanities for All
Lela Hilton, Clemente's National Executive Director, reflects on the power and beauty of advocating for the humanities. Every year in...
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Clemente Thrives Down Under
In 2003, Clemente Australia offered its first class in East Sydney, after a visit to the country by Clemente founder Earl Shorris....
- Mar 7, 2022
- 4 min
At 78, Socrates Project Student Embarks on New Educational Experiences
In 2019, the Socrates Project was launched in Budapest, bringing a Clemente-inspired course to adults through the Central European...
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