Celebrating our Fellowship

On a beautiful May afternoon, Smithsonian Faculty Fellows new and old, along with members of the Montgomery College community and guests from the Smithsonian, gathered in the  Cultural Arts Center at the College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus to celebrate the Montgomery College-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship.  This was our first celebration since the Covid-19 Pandemic, and a wonderful opportunity to share an afternoon with colleagues and friends.

Guests were able to view a number of Fellow-produced projects completed over the past several years in our Fellowship Gallery while also enjoying good food and conversation. The group then moved to the Lounge for the formal program.

Some photos from our Gallery:

Formal program:

Led by Jamie Gillan, Director, Paul Peck Humanities Institute, and assisted by Denise Dewhurst, SFF Coordinator,  and Matt Decker, SFF Co-coordinator, Professor Mimi Mann, Emeritus a dformer Smithsonian Coordinator along with Professor Sara Ducey, Former Paul Peck Humanities Institute (PPHI) Director, were recognized for their contributions to the program. Our Smithsonian colleagues, Philippa Rappoport, Lead for Education and Engagement and our SFF partner, and Anne Brittingham, Director of the Office of Educational Technology, were also recognized for their continuing support of and collaboration with our Fellowship.  Professor Stephanie Landon, SFF2021, spoke about her experiences as a Fellow and the transformative effects it has had on her teaching. One of her former students, Conway Levar Jones, also spoke, a high point of the afternoon. All Fellowship cohorts from 2020 to 2025 were recognized as we celebrated the 28th year of this unique partnership between the Smithsonian Institution and Montgomery College.