Fellows Friday Series
Fellows Friday is a monthly virtual event series featuring intimate, in-depth conversations with our Fellows, who share insights into their craft, progress on current projects, and perspectives on some of the most important topics of our day.
Emerson Collective’s Fellows are extraordinary individuals working in education, immigration, the environment, social justice, media, and health. Learn more about our fellowships.
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Fellows Friday SeriesHow local election officials make our democracy work
Election administrators Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak to the crucial role of local election officials in maintaining a just democracy
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Fellows Friday SeriesHow to counteract disinformation—in Ukraine and the US
Author and researcher Peter Pomerantsev discusses Putin’s attack on Ukraine, and how to counteract Russia’s use of state-sponsored disinformation to control media narratives.
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Fellows Friday SeriesA public policy roadmap to achieving racial justice
Political scientist and author Ted Johnson discusses his book “When the Stars Begin to Fall” and the lessons Black history offers for building a united, multiracial democracy in America.
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Fellows Friday SeriesHow to reduce global methane emissions? Feed seaweed to cows
Entrepreneur and Dial Fellow Joan Salwen describes a feed supplement that, when fed to cattle, reduces methane emissions from cow burps by over 80%.
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Fellows Friday SeriesThis organizer-turned-chef is reimagining the restaurant industry
Emerson Collective Fellow Reem Assil talks about what it means to radically reimagine the restaurant industry, and how to build more equitable restaurants by empowering food workers.
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Fellows Friday Series'Invisible Child' chronicles a young life shaped by homelessness
Andrea Elliott discusses her new book, Invisible Child, and what its young protagonist, Dasani, taught her about hope and dignity in the face of impossible circumstances.
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Fellows Friday SeriesHow to tell the truth about our nation’s legacy of slavery
New York Times bestselling author and poet Clint Smith discusses his new book, How the Word is Passed, and sheds light on why we must understand our past in order to build a just future.
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Fellows Friday SeriesThis HR software is helping companies achieve—and sustain—fair pay
Maria Colacurcio talks about how the pandemic has exacerbated the persistent pay equity gaps for women and people of color, and how her company Syndio is helping companies eliminate pay disparity.
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Fellows Friday SeriesA new way to think about conflict – and how we get out of it
Journalist Amanda Ripley and Curtis Toler, Director of Outreach for Chicago CRED, discuss the dead end of “high conflict,” and how to find a way out.
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Fellows Friday SeriesWe need to stop oversimplifying the situation at the border
Journalist Jonathan Blitzer discusses the nuance that gets lost in America’s conversation about immigration—and how the media must change.
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Fellows Friday SeriesCharting a path to healing and transformation for Black women
GirlTrek co-founders Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison discuss the expansive mission of their organization, how it’s responding amid the pandemic, and the importance of “radical rest” for Black women.
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Fellows Friday SeriesWhat can we do when misinformation goes viral?
Physician, journalist, and epidemiologist, Dr. Seema Yasmin shares strategies for addressing misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19.
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Fellows Friday SeriesWhat does it mean to be “Latinx” in the U.S.?
Writer and activist Paola Ramos discusses her new book, Finding Latinx, and sheds light on the term, “Latinx,” and how to think about the Latinx vote in the 2020 election.
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Fellows Friday SeriesA new anthology highlights the diverse women leading the climate movement
Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson talks about the essays she curated for All We Can Save, her own journey to becoming a leader on climate, and the emerging “Feminist Climate Renaissance.”
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Fellows Friday SeriesHow misinformation spreads online — and what we can do about it
Internet researcher Renée DiResta reflects on the rise of conspiracy theories and other misinformation online, and shares ways that social media platforms can respond.
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Fellows Friday SeriesHow our public spaces reflect, distort, and create our historical memory
Writer, poet, and Emerson Fellow at New America Clint Smith talks with Mitch Landrieu about the movement to take down monuments — and America’s overdue reckoning with the legacy of slavery.
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Fellows Friday SeriesA new book explores the undocumented experience in all its complexity
In The Undocumented Americans, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio dismantles tired tropes about the undocumented community.