In advance of the PBS premiere of A Reckoning in Boston on January 17, Independent Lens interviewed filmmaker James Rutenbeck and Clemente alums and subjects/producers Carl Chandler and Kafi Dixon.

You can read the story -- FILMMAKER AND CLEMENTE COURSE STUDENTS TEAM UP TO RECKON WITH SYSTEMIC RACISM -- on the Independent Lens blog.

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.