by Dr. Tracie Witte, Sociology I would sit on the metro on the way home from the Social Problems and Issues class trip to the Smithsonian’s American History Museum, feverishly writing an inspired blog post, the chatter of my own…
by Professor Jarek Michalonek, ELAP, Linguistics and Communication Studies Exploring American culture and identity has always been at the forefront of my academic and personal pursuits. I had several opportunities to see the Smithsonian exhibition “Many Voices: One Nation” which…
By Professor Megan Howard, English I meticulously planned the museum trip for my classes. From Metro maps to Smartcard machine instructions to the worksheets for the assignments, I tried to think of everything. But there was one thing, I couldn't…
By Professor Michelle Prendergast, English One of the first memories I have of visiting a museum is my family’s visit to the Smithsonian American History Museum when I was in second grade. My family’s vacation to DC that year was…
by Dr. Hoa Nguyen, Economics D.C. metropolitan area is one of my favorite places with its dynamic lifestyles, cherry blossoms, and the largest research and museum complex in the world. Strolling through museums and going back in time with each…
by Dr. Alison Melley, Psychology “I always thought the American History museum was boring.” “I was really surprised at how many different people are represented in this exhibit.” “I cannot believe this is on display here.” My class visits to…
by Professor Matthew Decker, English I’ve been a college English professor—a role undeniably designated to the realm of true adulting—for nearly 8 years, but I still vividly recall some of my elementary and middle school field trips. I remember sheepishly…
Humans and the Footprints We Leave: Climate Change and Other Critical Challenges The unfolding epic of Planet Earth and the role humans have played in the complex drama of an ever-changing and endangered environment will be the focus of the…
Each Spring, the Montgomery College-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship celebrates the outgoing and current Smithsonian Faculty Fellow cohorts with a reception at one of the museums. This year we gathered in the library of the Smithsonian Castle to honor our 2018 Fellows…
