Professor Dianne Cherry, Communications “Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble,…
Professor Jona Colson, English Language for Academic Purposes On Saturday, 10/22/22, my ELAS 980 course took a trip to the National Museum of American History. Since this was a Zoom course, it was the first time that many of my…
Amanda Lebleu, Associate Professor, English Language for Academic Purposes On a chilly but sunny October day, I had the pleasure of doing something I had not done in years: I got to look my students in the eye, face to…
Professor Dijana Maunaga Trajkovic, English Language for Academic Purposes The challenges the faculty and students at Montgomery College have faced during the past couple of years are immense. We have risen to the occasion in ways I will always remember…
The MC-Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship program is delighted to announce the 10 new Fellows selected for the 2023 cohort. As always, competition was strong, and the Committee was faced with the tough task of selecting the new cohort. The group represents…
Dr. Nichole Gibbs Thomas, Professor, Psychology When people talk about the greats, mostly I hear them talking about actors, musicians, or even presidents. For example, recently I heard someone say “Trust, but verify”, and it was followed by something like,…
Heather Bruce Satrom Professor, English Language for Academic Purposes A question I often ask myself as an educator is how I can teach my students about complex problems without making them feel hopeless or overwhelmed. When I think of…
The Leadership Team of the Smithsonian Faculty Fellowship is delighted to announce the theme for 2023! Please take a look at the theme and some ideas for how you might use in your classes. Is this your year??? The Evolving…
The National Museum of the American Indian was at the center of our final 2022 museum seminar, with the topic for the afternoon being Living Earth: Saving Sacred Spaces. Throughout the United States, sites sacred to the Native peoples of…
Our fifth museum seminar found us at the National Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). We were honored once again to have Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director of NMAAHC, join us for the afternoon sharing both her wisdom…