Next Steps

Congratulations!


You did it! Graduating from a Clemente Course is a huge accomplishment, whether you finished last week or decades ago. We like to say, “Once a Clementine, always a Clementine.” Whichever program you participated in, you are part of a larger community that stretches from the East to West Coast of the U.S., from the American South to Canada, and even to partners in Europe and Australia. We invite you to participate in this larger community in the years to come. 


Here are some ways to keep engaged with Clemente...


  • Stay in Touch

    • Join our Facebook group
    • Sign up for our mailing list
    Join our Facebook Group

  • Alumni Council

    Clemente is building an Alumni Council.  Starting in 2025, the Clemente AC will  receive a discretionary fund to plan events, meet up virtually with Clemente leadership to chart our future, and lead a networking initiative for Clemente alumni around the world.

    Contact us about the Alumni Council

And some ways to keep learning...

  • Special Lectures

    Clemente HQ offers special lectures online for Clemente students & alumni throughout the year.


    This year, you'll hear from Sashareen Morgan in the United Kingdom, former director of Director of the Social Mobility Commission.


    Past special lectures have included:

    • Environmental Humanities: Place, Race, and the Artist as Activist
    • Thinking with Du Bois in the 21st Century
    • Meet the Filmmaker: Screening and Discussion of ACCEPTED
    • Cultivating the Creativity Mindset:  Alumna Samantha Jordan Shares Her Story

  • Skill-Building Short Courses

    Facilitate Conversations

    • Strengthen your skills in planning and facilitating conversations on issues you care about within your organization and in the broader community. Equip yourself with new tools and resources and get people talking across differences about common challenges.  The course is taught by Dr. Adam Davis, Executive Director of Oregon Humanities and former professor in the Odyssey Project in Chicago. Participants who regularly attend the six classes and complete course exercises will receive a certification of completion in facilitation.

    Shape Your Story for College and Career Success

    • How do we assess our strengths, stay true to ourselves, and make a convincing case that we belong at the college or job of our dreams? Study writers who tell their personal stories and explore how your story can be shaped for key audiences.  Hone specific writing skills for resumes, cover letters, and personal statements. Course instructor Laurie Filipelli is a former Clemente professor in Austin, writing coach, and author of two poetry collections and The Mighty Writing College Application Essay Guide.

    Special Topics

    • Recently, Clemente partnered with Antioch University on an NEH-funded project to offer a series of bridge courses for alumni.  These courses focused  on the theme of "Inflection Points," asking questions such as:  What change do you want to see in the world?  In a democratic society, what do we owe to each other?  How do the humanities prepare us to understand and interpret the inflection points  of our own time: war, racism, colonization, genocide, disease, environmental degradation, and political upheaval?
    • Past courses  included: Time, Memory, and Transformation: Restoring the Salish Sea;  This Land: Environmental Humanities; No Borderlands/Sin Fronteras; Civil Rights: No Silence Among Friends.
    • We look forward to offering more special topics courses in the future. Stay tuned!

  • Independent Learning

    Now that you have completed Clemente, you have even more  skills to super-charge your own learning.  Here are some sites with great free resources:


    Library of Congress

    Check out resources for families & today in history


    Khan Academy


    Zinn Education Project


    Smithsonian Museums

    Resources including podcasts, and subject-specific collections like art & design.


    Purdue  Writing Lab


    New York Public Library


    Words without Borders


    Rattle Foundation


    Project Gutenberg

And paths to complete your degree!

  • Request a Transcript

    • Your Clemente Course Academic Director is always a great first point of contact, since Clemente courses around the country have different accrediting institutions.
    • If your course is accredited by Bard College click the button below. Check "Other" under "school you attended," and write the name and city of your Clemente Course. Write the year in which you graduated for "Dates of Attendance" and "Date Awarded" and the number of credits you earned for "Degree."
    Request Bard Clemente Transcript

  • Ask for Advice

    Think about what the right option is for you.  Do you want to obtain an Associates (AA) or Bachelor's Degree (BA)?  Does your state offer free community college or scholarships to state universities?  Are there other paths to degree completion?  


    Your Clemente Course Academic Director is an excellent first port of call, but Clemente HQ is also happy to answer questions and put you in touch with relevant experts.

    Email Clemente HQ with questions

  • Apply to College

    There are many options to take the next step in your college journey.  Here are just a few:


    Apply to a Clemente partner college or university


    Apply to a non-profit college which specializes in low-cost degrees