While accepting the 2020 Innovation in the Humanities Award from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities , Providence CVI director Mark Santow explained how the humanities can make veterans--and the rest of us--feel less alone, and why that's so important for the scholars in his classroom.

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.