Faculty, Staff & Board

Faculty, Staff & Board News

Faculty

By Aaron Rosen 22 Sep, 2023
Bard’s Clemente Course offers free humanities classes, new chances By Maria M. Silva , Times Union, Sept 19, 2023
By Aaron Rosen 17 Aug, 2023
Elizabeth serves as the coordinator of the Clemente Course in the Humanities, Worcester.
By Linnea Iannazzone 12 Oct, 2022
The Clemente Course in the Humanities mourns the passing of our supporter and friend Grace Glueck. An early advocate of Clemente, Grace...
By Amelia Pace-Borah 01 Jul, 2022
For ten years, Amelia Pace-Borah has served as the Academic Director of Free Minds Austin, providing mentorship, support, and...
By Linnea Iannazzone 26 Nov, 2021
Harvard professor Tim McCarthy has been part of the Boston Clemente Course in Dorchester, MA, since its founding in 2001. Recruited by...
By Linnea Iannazzone 26 Oct, 2021
Audrey Petty joined Clemente in 2007, when she was teaching in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois at...
By Linnea Iannazzone 30 Sep, 2021
Professor Pat Garcia brings to her teaching in Free Minds, a Clemente course in Austin, TX, her dual expertise in English Renaissance...
By Linnea Iannazzone 17 Sep, 2021
Professor Marina van Zuylen fell in love with the Clemente model during her time teaching at Columbia University. After reading Earl...
By Linnea Iannazzone 09 Sep, 2021
Though Clemente is now an international movement with more than 30 courses spread across the globe, it all started with a single...
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Staff

By Bard College PR 08 Dec, 2023
Bard College is pleased to announce that Marina van Zuylen, Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Bard, has been named the first Clemente Chair in the Humanities. This new Chair is funded by a generous gift from two of Clemente’s long-time supporters, John and Marlene Childs.
By Aaron Rosen 21 Sep, 2023
The Board of Directors of The Clemente Course in the Humanities announces the appointment of its new Executive Director, Aaron Rosen, PhD. Clemente’s Board was impressed by Dr. Rosen’s passion for reaching and supporting underserved communities. He comes to Clemente with an extensive track record working with diverse students, from Middle Eastern and South Asian immigrants in London to U.S. military veterans and Native Americans in Billings, Montana to African American and Latin American ministry students in Washington, DC.
By Vive Griffith 28 Feb, 2023
After almost 10 years, Lela Hilton is stepping down as Clemente's Executive Director in Summer 2023. Lela has guided and supported the...
By Amelia Pace-Borah 01 Jul, 2022
For ten years, Amelia Pace-Borah has served as the Academic Director of Free Minds Austin, providing mentorship, support, and...
By Linnea Iannazzone 04 Apr, 2022
When Linnea Iannazzone accepted a position at her alma mater, Bard College, in 2019, her office was across the hall from Clemente's...
By Lela Hilton 25 Mar, 2022
Lela Hilton, Clemente's National Executive Director, reflects on the power and beauty of advocating for the humanities. Every year in...
By Linnea Iannazzone 02 Dec, 2021
Writer and educator Vivé Griffith has been part of the Clemente community for nearly fifteen years. After serving as the Academic...
By Linnea Iannazzone 26 Oct, 2021
Audrey Petty joined Clemente in 2007, when she was teaching in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois at...
By Linnea Iannazzone 17 Sep, 2021
Professor Marina van Zuylen fell in love with the Clemente model during her time teaching at Columbia University. After reading Earl...
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Board

By Linnea Iannazzone 27 Jul, 2022
We are so excited to announce that scholar and writer Janine de Novais has joined the Clemente Course Board of Directors. A graduate of...
By Vive Griffith 09 Feb, 2022
Dawn Delbanco joined the Clemente Course Board of Directors in 2021. A lecturer in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at...
By Linnea Iannazzone 26 Nov, 2021
Harvard professor Tim McCarthy has been part of the Boston Clemente Course in Dorchester, MA, since its founding in 2001. Recruited by...
By Linnea Iannazzone 16 Oct, 2021
By profession, Clemente board member Chris Eklund is a venture capitalist and investor focused on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. But...
By Linnea Iannazzone 17 Sep, 2021
Professor Marina van Zuylen fell in love with the Clemente model during her time teaching at Columbia University. After reading Earl...
By Vive Griffith 16 Sep, 2021
Over the summer, Lamont Smith flew to Tokyo for his fifth Olympic Games as a video editor for NBC Sports. A 1997 graduate of the original...
By Lamont Smith 26 May, 2021
In May, the Clemente Board of Directors welcomed two new members. One of them, Lamont Smith, is a 1997 Clemente graduate who has gone on...
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