Video Gallery

The documentary film, A Reckoning in Boston, had its national premiere on PBS on Martin Luther King Day, January 17, 2022. Started in the Boston Clemente classroom, Reckoning follows two students in their lives inside and outside the program and is a testament to the power of the humanities as well as the real and lasting damage of systemic racism. In addition to its airing on PBS, the film was screened at festival and universities around the country, inspiring important conversations about racial justice and educational inequities. You can learn more about Reckoning on the film’s website.

Take a peek into the Clemente classroom in this video made by Patrick Rodriguez, a graduate of the Clemente Course at Common Good Atlanta.

Lamont Smith is a 1997 Clemente graduate, participating in the program’s second-ever class. In this video made for a screening of A Reckoning in Boston, he tells his story. Lamont is now a member of the organization’s Board of Directors and an Emmy Award-winning editor with NBC Sports. 

This documentary by Hal Jacobs takes viewers inside the classrooms of Common Good Atlanta, which offers three Clemente Courses. You can find screening opportunities on the film’s website.

Mark Santow, academic director of the Providence Clemente Veterans’ Initiative, talks about the value of the humanities for reflecting on military service in this video from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.

The Odyssey Project, a Clemente Course in Chicago, celebrated its 20th year in 2020. This video from the NEH in 2014 introduces us to the students of Odyssey.

The Children's Village employee Luz Santana talks about her transformation and education as a student in CV's Harlem Clemente Course. Visit www.childrensvillage.org/clemente to learn more or apply.

The Clemente Course in the Humanities® is a unique educational institution founded in 1995 to teach the humanities at the college level to people living pn low incomes.

The Clemente Course offers college-level courses to underserved students at no cost. Mass Humanities offers the program at three sites in Massachusetts. Learn more about the life-changing power of the Clemente Course here: http://bit.ly/ClementeCourse

Humanities Education as a Gateway to Opportunity: Clemente Courses 2013 National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting March 18, 2013

Now in its tenth year, this inspirational project has empowered more than 250 low-income adults to find their voices and get a jumpstart at earning college degrees they never thought possible. Check their website and contribute to the cause!

"Star's Story", produced by Kartemquin Films, 2006. Star Perry-Braddock shares her experience with The Odyssey Project.

Hear the stories of folks whose lives have been transformed by a college course for the disadvantaged.