Fellowships
Our Fellows are social entrepreneurs, writers, scientists, lawyers, artists, academics, and beyond, who are advancing important new work in education, immigration, the environment, social justice, media, and health.
Equipping remarkable social entrepreneurs with new communications tools to strengthen their voices and extend the impact of their work.
Encouraging individuals of exceptional talent and creativity to advance bold new projects in education, immigration, the environment, social justice, media, and health.
Supporting writers, journalists, and storytellers in completing ambitious new book projects, in collaboration with New America.
Related Stories
Living the Legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer
55 MIN WATCH
Clint Smith: How should we memorialize the darkest parts of our shared history?
60 MIN WATCH
Inspiring conversations with Emerson Collective Fellows
Wendy Red Star: A new Native narrative—a learning journey through untold Native history
56 MIN WATCH
Ari Berman: Voting is political. Voting rights shouldn't be.
57 MIN WATCH
Ali Noorani and Luma Mufleh: How does a “nation of immigrants” live up to its name?
57 MIN WATCH
Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon: How local election officials make our democracy work
53 MIN WATCH
Peter Pomerantsev: How to counteract disinformation—in Ukraine and the U.S.
61 MIN WATCH
Theodore R. Johnson: A public policy roadmap to achieving racial justice
60 MIN WATCH
Joan Salwen: How to reduce global methane emissions? Feed seaweed to cows
56 MIN WATCH
Reem Assil: This organizer-turned-chef is reimagining the restaurant industry
56 MIN WATCH
Andrea Elliott: ‘Invisible Child’ chronicles a young life shaped by homelessness
58 MIN WATCH
Clint Smith: How to tell the truth about our nation’s legacy of slavery
56 MIN WATCH
Maria Colacurcio: This HR software is helping companies achieve—and sustain—fair pay
55 MIN WATCH
Amanda Ripley: A new way to think about conflict and how we get out of it
60 MIN WATCH
Jonathan Blitzer: We need to stop oversimplifying the situation at the border
60 MIN WATCH
Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison: Charting a path to healing and transformation for Black women
57 MIN WATCH
Dr. Seema Yasmin: What can we do when misinformation goes viral?
59 MIN WATCH
Paola Ramos: What does it mean to be “Latinx” in the U.S.?
60 MIN WATCH
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: A new anthology highlights the diverse women leading the climate movement
60 MIN WATCH
Renee Diresta: How misinformation spreads online—and what we can do about it
7 MIN READ
Clint Smith: How our public spaces reflect, distort, and create our historical memory
56 MIN WATCH
A new book explores the undocumented experience in all its complexity
56 MIN WATCH
Fellows Forward
A monthly newsletter featuring one big story on how Emerson Collective’s Fellows are moving us collectively forward.
