NEH Scholar

I'm exited to report that I have once again been selected to be a National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar at a Landmark Institute.  This time I'll be attending The Rochester Reform Trail (Session 1), here in Rochester, NY learning about the significance of my adopted hometown in local and national reform movements.  Read my application essay here.

During the summer of 2012, I was honored for the first time by being of 80 teachers chosen from a nationwide applicant pool to be a National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar at a Landmark Institute entitled "The Most Southern Place on Earth" in Cleveland, MS.  While there, I studied the history, culture, music, and food of the Mississippi Delta and learned that the culture of the Mississippi Delta, through blues music and the Southern diaspora, is at the foundation of what is largely viewed simply as American culture.  View my application here.

This was my first opportunity to collaborate with teachers on a national level, and I created this lesson plan with a nationally-recognized music teacher from Los Angeles and a librarian from Memphis. You can view the other NEH Scholars' lesson plans and reflections here.  Be sure to view the program bulletin published by the Delta Center highlighting each day's activities and objectives.