In this conversation between Doran Larson (American Prison Writing Archive) and Elizabeth Alexander (@ProfessorEA Mellon Foundation), you'll discover what we can learn from the writings of incarcerated people and meet writers Jason Rodriguez, Jose DiLenola, and Dean Faiello. buff.ly/4clgZ9s

How Elizabeth Alexander (And $500M Of Mellon Money) Are Changing Monuments: The project is incredibly ambitious, a national effort to make sure that the commemorative landscape 'more accurately tells our collective histories.'

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How Mellon chief Elizabeth Alexander (and $500 million) changed the nature of the monuments we revere latimes.com/entertainment-…

How Mellon chief Elizabeth Alexander (and $500 million) changed the nature of the monuments we revere latimes.com/entertainment-…

A book can be a monument. A boulder can be a monument. I chat with poet, scholar and Mellon Foundation president Elizabeth Alexander about her interest in monuments — and why shifting the monument landscape is so critical.

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Wonderful news!

I am pleased to share the interim report of the United Nations HQ High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, 'Governing AI for Humanity.' 🧵

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Edwidge Danticat is a brilliant addition to our faculty

The Mellon Foundation is investing $500 million in the Monuments Project, a grantmaking initiative that helps communities create new memorials bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @citylab

Thank you, my dear brother!🤎

The Mellon Foundation has announced that we are doubling our commitment to the Monuments Project, bringing our total investment in the reimagining of our nation’s commemorative landscape to $500 million. on.mellon.org/3sYO6Ok

My people, superb in love and logic, living by poems, true to the sacred words. As Lucille Clifton inscribed her books, “Joy!” nytimes.com/2023/11/27/art…

I was deeply honored to represent Mellon Foundation at President Gay’s inaugural. The support and excitement of her fellow faculty, Harvard staff, the community of higher learning, and Harvard University’s over 400,000 living alums was glorious. We are with you, President Gay!

Shuttering Access to History Will Impoverish Us All | TIME time.com/collection/tim…

Get your tickets today! hillcenterdc.org/event/the-life…

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Excited for this!

Hope to see you, DC friends!
The Life of a Poet Featuring Distinguished Writer Elizabeth Alexander in Conversation with Poet Kyle Dargan | Academy of American Poets poets.org/event/life-poe…

This morning! Please watch!