Irit Kleiman
Irit Kleiman is an associate professor of romance studies at Boston University. She teaches courses on the literatures and cultures of medieval and Renaissance France in a global context and is a faculty member of the BU Core Curriculum in the Humanities. Her interdisciplinary research seeks to understand the relationship between writing, culture, and law in […]
Matthew Parker
Matthew Parker, born and raised in the historic South End/Lower Roxbury of Boston, Massachusetts. From his early experiences of violence and traumatic events, worked as a youth agent for change with various programs and initiatives. Matt has been in direct service for over two decades in capacities from directing summer camps, training case management staff, […]
Ellie Pierce
Elinor (Ellie) Pierce is a researcher, writer, filmmaker, and digital humanist with a special focus on place-based stories. Her most recent film, Abraham’s Bridge, documents an innovative interfaith project on 38 acres in West Omaha. Ellie is the author of Pluralism in Practice (Orbis, 2023); she co-edited With the Best of Intentions (Orbis, 2023) and Pilgrimage, Place, and Pluralism (Monkfish/Red Elixir, 2024) […]
Madeleine Scammell
Madeleine Scammell is a Professor of Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health and starting July 1, 2026 serving as Interim Associate Dean for Policy and Practice. Her research and teaching is focused on the human health effects of environmental pollution. Since 2017, she has been studying an epidemic of kidney disease in […]
Erin Trahan
Erin Trahan is an arts journalist and documentary filmmaker. For the last two decades she has reported on independent film for outlets such as 90.9 WBUR and The Boston Globe. After releasing her first short documentary, Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy, she was named a Top Ten Emerging Artist by Art New England magazine. She has since undertaken several […]