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Sprouting Readers afterschool program promotes literacy and well-being
“What is everybody’s favorite fruit?” Emory University undergraduate Mica Einhorn asked a room full of 3rd graders at Agape Youth and Family Center to kick off the Sprouting Readers afterschool session. “Watermelon! Dragon fruit! Strawberries!” the students exclaimed. “What is the best adjective to describe your favorite fruit,” Einhorn asked. “Sweet! Sour!” the children responded. […] The post Sprouting Readers afterschool program promotes literacy and well-being appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Emory's Jericho Brown wins MacArthur "genius grant"
It's official: Jericho Brown, an Emory University professor who hatched a new form of poetry to explore relationships, identity, race and sexuality, is a genius.Driving the news: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship announced Tuesday that Brown, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2019 poetry collection "The Tradition," and 21 other people will receive an $800,000 no-strings-attached grant. Why it matters: Commonly known as the "genius grant," the annual award gives a diverse group of scholars, scientists and artists — plus the occasional woodworker, puppeteer and farmer — the funding and freedom to fuel their work...
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