Dec 22, 20212 minAn End-of-Year ReflectionLela Hilton, Clemente's National Executive Director, offers some thoughts about Clemente and the humanities as we close out 2021. When I...
Dec 6, 20214 min25 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...
Dec 2, 20213 minSpotlight: Vivé Griffith, Director of Outreach and EngagementWriter and educator Vivé Griffith has been part of the Clemente community for nearly fifteen years. After serving as the Academic...
Nov 26, 20213 minSpotlight: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Stanley Paterson Professor of American History, Boston ClementeHarvard professor Tim McCarthy has been part of the Boston Clemente Course in Dorchester, MA, since its founding in 2001. Recruited by...
Nov 24, 20213 minMeet Clarence Jackson: A Veteran Serving VeteransSince the Vietnam War, Clarence Jackson has made it his mission to help fellow veterans find the resources and support they need in their...
Nov 16, 20213 minPatrick Rodriguez: Dreaming of a World Based in Grace and ForgivenessThrough the Beyond the Box Georgia campaign, Patrick Rodriguez aims to open the doors to education by removing the criminal convictions...
Nov 6, 20212 minAmy Howard: Creating Opportunities in Port Townsend, WAAs a City Council Member in Port Townsend, Washington, Amy Howard is always seeking ways to equalize opportunities for members of her...
Oct 27, 20213 minMeet Jacqueline Velez: Writer and AdvocateMany people got to know Jacqueline Velez, a graduate of the Clemente Course in Holyoke, MA, when her essay was published in O, The Oprah...
Oct 26, 20212 minSpotlight: Audrey Petty, Director of Sojourner ScholarsAudrey Petty joined Clemente in 2007, when she was teaching in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois at...
Oct 16, 20212 minSpotlight: Chris Eklund, Member of the Clemente Board of DirectorsBy profession, Clemente board member Chris Eklund is a venture capitalist and investor focused on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. But...
Oct 8, 20213 minMonique Henry: Still RisingIn January 2017, Monique Henry co-presented a paper at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC) in Las Vegas. Standing...
Oct 1, 20213 minSandy Fernandez Believes in Always Aiming HighSandy Fernandez remembers how nervous she was when she first entered the classroom in August 2017 to begin her journey in Free Minds, the...
Sep 30, 20212 minSpotlight: Pat Garcia, Literature Professor at Free Minds AustinProfessor Pat Garcia brings to her teaching in Free Minds, a Clemente course in Austin, TX, her dual expertise in English Renaissance...
Sep 24, 20213 minBrenda Nicholson: Leaving the FLDS and Becoming a Voice for Women When Brenda Nicholson enrolled in Venture, the Clemente Course offered by Utah Humanities in Salt Lake City, she was undertaking a series...
Sep 17, 20212 minSpotlight: Marina van Zuylen, National Academic DirectorProfessor Marina van Zuylen fell in love with the Clemente model during her time teaching at Columbia University. After reading Earl...
Sep 16, 20213 minLamont Smith: Five Olympic Games and CountingOver the summer, Lamont Smith flew to Tokyo for his fifth Olympic Games as a video editor for NBC Sports. A 1997 graduate of the original...
Sep 14, 20212 minA Special Clemente Screening of A RECKONING IN BOSTONIn celebration of Clemente's 25th anniversary, members of the Clemente community are invited to join us for a virtual screening of the...
Sep 11, 20213 minGinnette Powell: Always End Up on the Side of GoodRecently on Clemente’s Twitter account, Ginnette Powell posted a photo of herself at her Clemente graduation, a rose in her hand and her...
Sep 9, 20213 minSpotlight: Patricia Chui, Volunteer and DonorThough Clemente is now an international movement with more than 30 courses spread across the globe, it all started with a single...
Sep 3, 20213 minAnna Mangahas: The Value of Wrestling with Big IdeasFor Anna Mangahas, the richness of the classroom community in Chicago’s Clemente Course, the Odyssey Project, was a powerful motivator....