College News

The artist, curator, urbanist, and facilitator Theaster Gates was in residence at ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø College in April, speaking to students, faculty, and staff about making place and making change, the two driving forces of his work. The highlight of his time on campus was the Adams–Tillim Lecture, which he delivered on April 25. By Aruna D'Souza

Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman spoke at ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø on the increased threats to freedom of the press, on her career as an independent journalist, and on her new bestselling book, Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America.

Black Spring, an exhibition organized by current students representing past, present, and future black lives at ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø, will be on view in Usdan Gallery until May 9.

The Boston Globe covered the fifth annual First Generation College Student summit, and highlighted the work that ¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø does to support international and first generation students through mentorship and advising.

¿ÐýÃŹÙÍø Writing Seminars is pleased to announce two one-time creative writing MFA scholarships, in partnership with the PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellowship, and , an organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets.