Faculty, Staff & Board News
Faculty
Bard’s Clemente Course offers free humanities classes, new chances By Maria M. Silva , Times Union, Sept 19, 2023
Elizabeth serves as the coordinator of the Clemente Course in the Humanities, Worcester.
The Clemente Course in the Humanities mourns the passing of our supporter and friend Grace Glueck. An early advocate of Clemente, Grace...
For ten years, Amelia Pace-Borah has served as the Academic Director of Free Minds Austin, providing mentorship, support, and...
Spotlight: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Stanley Paterson Professor of American History, Boston Clemente
Harvard professor Tim McCarthy has been part of the Boston Clemente Course in Dorchester, MA, since its founding in 2001. Recruited by...
Audrey Petty joined Clemente in 2007, when she was teaching in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois at...
Professor Pat Garcia brings to her teaching in Free Minds, a Clemente course in Austin, TX, her dual expertise in English Renaissance...
Professor Marina van Zuylen fell in love with the Clemente model during her time teaching at Columbia University. After reading Earl...
Though Clemente is now an international movement with more than 30 courses spread across the globe, it all started with a single...
Staff
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.
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.
After almost 10 years, Lela Hilton is stepping down as Clemente's Executive Director in Summer 2023. Lela has guided and supported the...
For ten years, Amelia Pace-Borah has served as the Academic Director of Free Minds Austin, providing mentorship, support, and...
When Linnea Iannazzone accepted a position at her alma mater, Bard College, in 2019, her office was across the hall from Clemente's...
Lela Hilton, Clemente's National Executive Director, reflects on the power and beauty of advocating for the humanities. Every year in...
Writer and educator Vivé Griffith has been part of the Clemente community for nearly fifteen years. After serving as the Academic...
Audrey Petty joined Clemente in 2007, when she was teaching in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois at...
Professor Marina van Zuylen fell in love with the Clemente model during her time teaching at Columbia University. After reading Earl...
Board
We are so excited to announce that scholar and writer Janine de Novais has joined the Clemente Course Board of Directors. A graduate of...
Dawn Delbanco joined the Clemente Course Board of Directors in 2021. A lecturer in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at...
Spotlight: Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Stanley Paterson Professor of American History, Boston Clemente
Harvard professor Tim McCarthy has been part of the Boston Clemente Course in Dorchester, MA, since its founding in 2001. Recruited by...
By profession, Clemente board member Chris Eklund is a venture capitalist and investor focused on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. But...
Professor Marina van Zuylen fell in love with the Clemente model during her time teaching at Columbia University. After reading Earl...
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...
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...