by Professor Matthew Decker This past Thursday, March 6th, the new cohort of Smithsonian Faculty Fellows was invited behind the curtain at The Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH). We were greeted by Philippa Rappoport, the Fellowship’s stalwart liaison…
by Professor Melissa McCeney During the fall semester, Introductory Psychology students visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in order to consider the impact of identity on conservation-related behaviors, as well as the role of museums in shaping specific…
By Professor Serena Gould The primary objectives of our class visit to the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) were: (i) to adhere to the integrated skills requirements of the ELAI990 syllabus while providing dynamic and relevant coursework around my four modular…
by Professor Gadis Effendi On a sunny autumn day in October, students from the Sociology of Gender 208 class visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. This field trip allowed them to explore the…
by Professor Kay Ahmad The goals for my ELAS 970 (English Language Academic Speaking/Listening I) class of the English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP) Program at Montgomery College were to learn more about the Smithsonian Museums and American culture while…
by Professor Sadegh Foghani My students in HIST 205 (Technology and Culture) and I went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History to explore two exhibits on Saturday, October 5: 1- Cellphone: Unseen Connections (Special Exhibit) 2- Lights Out: Recovering…
By Professor Evan Crump On the first weekend of October, I accompanied two classes of English 101 students, both of them populated by Early College students still in high school, to the National Mall to experience exhibits at the Air…
When I last visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture, I started in the lowest level of the History Galleries and gradually made my way through “Slavery and Freedom 1400 – 1877”; “Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era…
As soon as the Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship cohort arrived at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, they were escorted by Briana Zavadil White to one of the National Portrait Gallery’s classrooms. There, the fellows discovered five…
Well, any hopes of escaping the spring break crowds were dashed as soon as the fellows arrived at The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on Thursday, April 4th. Fortunately, the collective efforts of co-coordinators, Smithsonian liaisons, and even a…