Joy Connolly Discusses the New Academy On EdUp with Elvin Freytes and Dr. LaNitra M. Berger

ACLS President Joy Connolly joined host Elvin Freytes and co-host Dr. LaNitra M. Berger, Associate Professor, History and Art History and Director of the African and African American Studies Program at George Mason University, on The EdUp Experience Podcast to discuss the ACLS vision for a New Academy through creativity and experimentation. The conversation explored key questions including:

• How ACLS placed more than 40 scholars in jobs in three months during COVID when it typically takes 15 to 24 months and how does this prove humanities can pivot quickly?
• How does the Leading Edge Fellowship program break the myth of the English major barista by connecting PhD scholars with finance, law, healthcare and social work organizations?