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....
Sep 2, 20213 minAmelia Templeton: Veteran and ArtistAmelia Templeton’s Artists in Arms brings together her two greatest passions: giving back to her veteran community and art. She was...
Aug 29, 20213 minMoise Koffi: From Clemente to a PhDAs a mathematics professor at Hostos Community College in the South Bronx, Dr. Moise Koffi has made it his mission to support...
Aug 23, 20212 minClemente's Turning 25 -- Celebrate with Us!In the spring of 1996, the Clemente Course in the Humanities graduated its first class in a ceremony attended by New York City Mayor...
Aug 16, 20212 minIntroducing the CGA Project ShowcaseWhen Jonathan Shelley was designing his “Shakespeare and the Common Good” classes for Clemente alumni in Atlanta, he had a clear goal: to...
Jul 8, 20213 minOne Person Protests: Exploring Social Movements Through the HumanitiesRozzell Medina, who directs Portland's Clemente Course, Humanity in Perspective (HIP), shares a behind-the-scenes look at a class for...
Jun 30, 20212 minThe Classroom as a Place of HealingHow do we create safe and welcoming spaces for those who may have felt estranged from the classroom? How do we design educational...
Jun 23, 20213 minChoosing to Celebrate Love: A Reflection on Clemente GraduationsLela Hilton, Clemente's Executive Director, attended numerous virtual Clemente graduations this spring. She reflects on where we were in...
Jun 17, 20212 minThis Is Your Democracy: New Essays on Civic EngagementBrian Boyles, Executive Director of Mass Humanities, introduces us to the newest anthology of writing from Clemente Course graduates,...
Jun 8, 20212 minNew NEH Grant Opens Doors for Virginia VeteransService in the military comes with a clearly defined purpose, and the transition to civilian life can come with uncertainty about how to...