by Professor Howard Feinstein, History and Political Science Throughout a highly challenging 2021, the Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship consistently served as a welcome weekly ray of light. The interdisciplinary aspect of the cohort was particularly satisfying – with our own departments…
by Dr. Opeyemi Oniya, Jr. Professor of Biology The "Covid World" had come. We were entering a world "unknown". The complexities and the challenges - like an avalanche cascaded. The world became immersed in the turbulence of self survival, of…
Dr. Zev Cossin, Lecturer in Anthropology, Montgomery College and American University (picture at top of post: Student Be’ Len R. discussed the fruits and vegetables that her family grows as a more sustainable option for our food system in their…
by Professor Stephanie Landon, ELAP Five students from my ELAI 990 course visited the National Portrait Gallery over the weekend to discover the wealth of art that could inspire them and be relevant for their capstone project. I was eager for…
Another highlight of the Fellowship year is the annual presentation by staff from the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), and this year's seminar on April 29, continued that tradition. One enduring highlight of these meetings has…
On April 15 the Fellows had the rare opportunity to have artist Hung Lui join us to talk about her upcoming exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), "Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands," which will open in August of…
Our next seminar brought us to the Deep Time exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) which looks at climate change through the lens of history. Scott Wing, Research Geologist and Curator of Paleobotany at NMNH led off…
One of the highlights of the Fellowship is the Opening Panel which kicks of our museum seminar series each year. With the continuing Covid-19 related restrictions we are continuing with remote presentations. While we would have liked to have been…
By Teresa Peachey, Adjunct Professor of Meteorology Since I teach introductory meteorology, climate change is already part of the curriculum. However, I was thrilled to weave climate change connections throughout the course as part of the Smithsonian Fellowship.…
by Gina Wesley, Professor, Biology When 2020 dawned and the beginning of the Smithsonian Fellowship was quickly approaching, I was eagerly creating a rough draft of my field trip to the Deep Time exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of…