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...
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- Jul 20
- 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 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 1 min
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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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 20
- 2 min
An End-of-Year Reflection
Lela Hilton, Clemente's National Executive Director, offers some thoughts about Clemente and the humanities as we close out 2021. When I...
- Jul 20
- 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....
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 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...
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Amy Howard: Creating Opportunities in Port Townsend, WA
As a City Council Member in Port Townsend, Washington, Amy Howard is always seeking ways to equalize opportunities for members of her...
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Investigating Inflection Points: New Courses for Graduates
With our academic partner, Antioch University, the Clemente Course has been awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities...
- Jul 20
- 3 min
Meet Jacqueline Velez: Writer and Advocate
Many people got to know Jacqueline Velez, a graduate of the Clemente Course in Holyoke, MA, when her essay was published in O, The Oprah...
- Jul 20
- 4 min
25 Lessons for 25 Years!
If you've spent time with Clemente on Facebook or Twitter this fall, you've seen our #Clemente25 campaign, highlighting 25 years of...
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Spotlight: Audrey Petty, Director of Sojourner Scholars
Audrey Petty joined Clemente in 2007, when she was teaching in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois at...
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