Congratulations to Natalie Marsh, senior at Carleton College, on winning the 2021 ACM Nick Adams #ShortStoryContest. Sandra Cisneros selected Marsh's story "Underwater, I Am Weightless" and called Marsh "A beautiful and brave voice." #shortstory #shortstorycontest @carletoncollege https://www.acm.edu/features/feature/816 
Two initiatives of the ACM were featured in the Virtual Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Success, hosted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The ACM contributed poster presentations on its consortial Anti-Racism Initiatives as well as on equitably retooling a summer research program with the Big Ten Academic Alliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click through to read more and view the posters. #antiracism #highered #liberalarts #diversity #equity #inclusion https://www.acm.edu/features/feature/815 
The ACM congratulates Morgan Lippert, a 2019 ACM Newberry Seminar alum, who has continued to pursue the research she began at the Newberry Library and curated a virtual exhibition at the Beloit College Logan Museum of Anthropology! She gave a curator talk this past Tuesday evening on her exhibit, "Nothing Servile: Native Resistance at the Santee Normal Training School." Learn more about Morgan's research exhibit in the first link below, and find out more about the Newberry Seminar in the second link! https://www.loganmuseumexhibits.com/nothing-servile https://www.acm.edu/newberry @newberrylibrary @bcloganmuseum @beloit_college 
The ACM congratulates Sandra Cisneros on receiving the Fuller Award for her lifetime contribution to literature from the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame! The Chicago native and author of "The House on Mango Street" will also judge the ACM's 2021 Nick Adams Short Story Contest. Her writing and activism continue to have a profound impact on the city of Chicago and beyond. The virtual ceremony will be held this Saturday, March 13th at 7:00 PM CT. Find out more information in the link below, and we hope to see you there, cheering her on with us! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fuller-award-sandra-cisneros-tickets-141451785097 Photo Credit: Keith Dannemiller 
Our 2020 Impact Report is here! Read about how the ACM community met last year's challenges with creativity, generosity, and strength, supporting one another to advance shared goals in innovative ways. Find the report on ACM.edu. Link in bio. #liberalarts #education #highered #impact 
The ACM is thrilled to announce Sandra Cisneros will select the prize-winning story in the 2021 Nick Adams Short Story Contest! Cisneros is a writer and artist whose work explores such themes as Chicana identity, cultural hybridity, and social position. Her classic, coming-of-age novel The House on Mango Street has sold more than six million copies. @officialsandracisneros Read our full story on Sandra Cisneros and the contest on our website at https://www.acm.edu/features/feature/813 Photographer: Keith Dannemiller #Writing #Contest #ShortStories #Midwest #Hemingway #SandraCisneros 
Curious about the ACM-Newberry Seminar? Join the ACM and @NewberryLibrary for a virtual session on Friday, December 11, 2:00–3:00 pm CST! Faculty will learn about available visiting director positions, students can hear about the ACM and Newberry Library's Off-Campus Study program for Fall 2021, and everyone can learn more about the Newberry's current exhibit—curated by an ACM-Newberry Seminar alum! #humanities #research #offcampusstudy #liberalarts #library Register: http://ow.ly/oiOj50CEW8z Photo Caption: Philips Galle after Johannes Stradanus. Lapis Impressio Librorum (Book Printing), circa 1588. Engraving, Newberry Library. 
Entries are once again being accepted for the Nick Adams Short Story Contest, now in its 49th year! This writing competition, named for the young hero of many Hemingway stories, offers a prize of $1,000 for the best story written by an ACM student. Each year, a professional author serves as the guest judge, reading the finalists and selecting the winner. Past judges have included Maya Angelou, Saul Bellow, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Tyler, and John Updike. Keep an eye on ACM's social media to be the first to know when this year's judge is announced. Follow the link to learn more and find out how to submit a story of your own! https://www.acm.edu/features/feature/812? #writing #writers #hemingway 
Following the shift to #remotelearning due to #COVID19, the ACM developed a workshop series to enhance online course design and pedagogy. The 8-week series is now available for streaming to all #liberalarts educators. #onlinelearning http://ow.ly/qAO850BDJOg? 
"Recognizing the challenges for our communities of color is essential to supporting their success on campus. We wanted to help highlight that reality and offer practical solutions." —Allen Linton II, Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, on ACM's Retention and Success Workshop, focused on best practices for supporting underrepresented faculty and students across our campuses. Read more ➡️ https://www.acm.edu/features/feature/810 #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #LiberalArts 
Fall 2021 Off-Campus Study: faculty from @ColoradoCollege, @GrinnellCollege and @LawrenceUni will teach at @OakRidgeLab, @NewberryLibrary and the @FieldMuseum, respectively. Courses will cover #science and #ethics, the #politics of #performance, and #climatechange and #biodiversity. Read more: http://ow.ly/O0MR50AMFrp? 
We are thrilled to partner with the @FieldMuseum to create professional and learning opportunities for our faculty, students, and Chicago's youth. Our first program, an interdisciplinary semester for ACM students at the Field, is scheduled for fall 2021. #highereducation #offcampusstudy #liberalarts (Image: Copyright Field Museum, Photo by Lucy Hewett)