“The story of America as a destination for the homeless and hungry of the world is not only a myth. It is a story of desperation, of sadness, of uncertainty, of leaving your home. It is also a story of…
After a month spent exploring museum learning in light of the 2022 theme, “Social Justice in the time of Pandemic: The Hurdles Behind, the Urgency of Now, and Moving Forward after Covid," the 2022 Smithsonian Faculty Fellows museum seminar series…
by Professor Rashi Jain, ELAP “Where are you from?” It’s a question that most immigrants are inevitably asked at least once during their lifetimes in their host countries. While the intention on the part of the inquirer may be benign…
by Asst. Professor & Interior Design Program Coordinator Molly Kunselman We’ve been through a lot. And so, too, have our homes. The pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives, and each of us have seen objects and spaces…
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. Naliyah Kaha, Professor of Sociology When I designed my Smithsonian Faculty Fellow course assignment, I knew that it had to be something that would work in my asynchronous distance learning class. Students in these courses are assigned weekly…
by Professor Sara Parent-Ramos, Assistant Professor of Art and Ceramics Coordinator The theme of my Smithsonian Fellowship was to create an interdisciplinary sculptural project to be completed by Ceramic I students during a remote course I taught during the fall…
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 Mary Margaret Delaney, English Department First of all, when returning to teaching at a large urban college, like MC, expect many situations to arise, both positive and negative. One particular difficulty for me, this semester, has been that…