The 21st year of the Montgomery College-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship got off to a rousing start on March 1. This year’s opening panel took place at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), a fitting place to kick off our theme,…
On February 22, the members of the 2017 Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship presented their work to the greater college community. This marked the culmination of their year long fellowship, and allowed each to showcase the work they had done with their…
On January 25, 2017 the new 2018 Smithsonian Faculty Fellows met for the first time. They were greeted by Sara Ducey, Director, Paul Peck Humanities Institute who welcomed them to the program. Following introductions by each of the Fellows, Mimi…
Psst… the word is out! We have a great new SFF Cohort for 2018 and our theme, “We the People: America’s Grand and Radical Experiment with Democracy”. As expected, we had a large group of strong applicants for this theme.…
The theme for our 2018 Montgomery College-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship year has been made official: We The People: American’s Grand and Radical Experiment with Democracy. This signature program of the Paul Peck Humanities Institute offers faculty an unparalleled professional development opportunity…
So, what happens with the Fellowship during the summer? Our current Fellows are busy working on their plans for the fall. They will all be taking at least one group of students to a museum, as part of a class…
On May 4, the Smithsonian Castle provided the perfect venue for the nearly 200 people who gathered to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Montgomery College-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship Program. In attendance were Fellows from the earliest years of the program…
The last museum seminar for the SFF 2017 cohort saw the group at the National Portrait Gallery. As has been our good fortune for the last several years, the afternoon was in the able hands of Dr. David Ward, Senior…