Dr. Emily Pollard is Northeast Mississippi Community College’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Pollard’s lecture, The Heart of Humanities: Fostering Understanding, Culture, and Connection, will be presented 2/4/25 at 6:00 pm on the college’s campus. Dr. Pollard explores how the humanities cultivate empathy, celebrate diverse cultures, and build meaningful connections. From insights in social psychology to her impactful work with the student food pantry, discover the transformative power of humanities in shaping compassionate, informed individuals.
Pollard will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 28, 2025 at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The event pays tribute to outstanding faculty in traditional humanities fields at each of the state’s institutions of higher learning.
