A rich afternoon awaited our group on March 31 with presentations from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) and the National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL). Andrea Kim Neighbors, Manager of Education Initiatives for the APAC, began the…
Our seminar series resumed after Spring Break with a look at how the National Museum of American History (NMAH) is addressing issues of social justice in this time of pandemic we have all been living through. Our presenters for the…
“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…