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To Be Virtual or not to Be
by Mercia Rindler, Professor, English The semester started much the way the Spring semester ended – online! Despite having a few months of remote teaching under my belt, I felt some trepidation as I logged into Zoom the first day…
Announcing the 2021 Smithsonian Faculty Fellows !!!!
The MC-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship program is delighted to announce the 10 new Fellows selected for the 2021 cohort. o surprise, competition was again very strong, and the Committee was faced with the tough task of selecting the new cohort. The…
11/5 Unsettled Nature: Art and Science as Argument
Our last museum seminar found us engaged with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) as Joanna Mars, Head of Interpretation and Audience Research and Deputy Education Chair, and Teacher Programs Coordinator Elizabeth Dale-Deines led us through thoughtful examination as to…
10/8 Exploring the History of Rice Cultivation in the United States
Today's session was devoted to the history of rice cultivation in the United States. Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director of the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) began the meeting, and set the tone for the afternoon…
10/1 Finally! Thinking about Deep Time
The long awaited seminar looking at climate change through the lens of history and the wonderful Deep Time exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) did not disappoint. While we all still wished we had been able to…