The Academy Stories

Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States

    Delta State University will host Ellen Ann Fentress, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, from February 17-19, 2020. On February 18 at 7pm, Ms. Fentress will present a public […]

International Service-Learning: Faculty Engagement and Transformation

Belhaven University 1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS

    Dr. Kristen K. White, Humanities Teacher Awardee for Belhaven University, presents her public lecture: This qualitative study explored how international service-learning developed faculty personally and professionally. The 48 […]

A Look Through Time: How Art and Culture Shaped the Study of Human Anatomy

Southwest Mississippi Community College 1156 College Drive, Summit, MS

      Dr. Melissa Adams, Humanities Teacher Award winner from Southwest Mississippi Community College, will present her public lecture: The human body houses secrets that have fascinated philosophers, artists, […]

Calvin Coolidge on the Religious Foundations of Civilization

Blue Mountain College 201 W Main Street, Blue Mountain, MS

Graduate Student Tom Tacoma         Dr. Thomas Tacoma, Humanities Teacher Awardee for Blue Mountain College, will present his public lecture: Dr. Tacoma’s will present on Calvin Coolidge’s […]

Ben Percy Public Readings

Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MS

Popular storyteller and fiction author Benjamin “Ben” Percy visits Mississippi State this month as a writer-in-residence, sharing from his publications, answering questions, visiting classes and meeting students and community members. […]

Give me STEAM: Art Education as an Extraordinary Experience

Meridian Community College 910 Hwy 19 N, Meridian, MS

Ms. Terrell Nicholson-Taylor will present her Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Meridian Community College: The "A" for Art  may be more important than the S T E M paradigm of […]

SB: Parallels of Southern Storytelling & Folktales from Around the World

Blue Mountain College 201 W Main Street, Blue Mountain, MS

Diane uses the art of storytelling to uncover folktales from the south, oral history from Mississippi, often paralleling these story motifs with folktales from around the world. Speakers Expertise: Diane […]

How History and the Humanities Can Fight White Supremacy

Mississippi University for Women - Fant Memorial Library 1200 5th Ave S, Columbus, MS, United States

    Dr. Kristi DiClemente, Humanities Teacher Awardee at Mississippi University for Women, will present her public lecture: In the past few years, white supremacist groups have adopted historical imagery, […]

Changing the World One Communicator at a Time

Itawamba Community College 602 W Hill Street, Fulton, MS

Ms. Jessi Stevenson, Humanities Teacher Award winner for Itawamba Community College, will present her public lecture, "Changing the World One Communicator at a Time: A Discussion of Oxytocin, the Power […]

Coming to America: How Immigrant Composers Have Enriched Our Musical Culture

Northeast Mississippi Community College 101 Cunningham Blvd., Booneville, MS

Dr. Amanda Mattox, Humanities Teacher Award winner for Northeast Mississippi Community College, will present her public lecture: Major European composers immigrated to the United States during the 1930s to escape […]