The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $2.4 million in support of a unique partnership between Emory University and the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) centered on Native and Indigenous Studies as well as the preservation of the Mvskoke language. The funding will support collaborative learning communities and research opportunities that link the campuses of Emory and the CMN. Dr. Malinda Maynor Lowery, Cahoon Family Professor of American History, helped to forge the partnership between the two institutions, including as part of the the Indigenous Language Path Working Group convened following the reappointment and expansion of President Fenves’ Task Force on Untold Stories and Disenfranchised Populations. Read more about the partnership between Emory and the CMN and the Mellon Foundation award:
- “Mellon Foundation awards Emory $2.4 million to advance Indigenous studies and knowledge with the Muscogee Nation.” (Emory News Center)
- “Emory University and College of the Muscogee Nation Receive $2.4 Million to Support Native and Indigenous Studies” (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
- “Black and Native: embracing the intersection of the two cultures” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- “Emory to partner with Muscogee college to advance indigenous language” (Georgia Public Broadcasting)