Emily Newman
Emily Newman is the Senior Education Coordinator at the American Humanist Association’s Center for Education.
Posts by Emily Newman
Meet the Association of Secular Elected Officials
Election Day (Tuesday, November 2, 2021) is just around the corner and although you may not be hearing about it as much as 2020,... Read More
Books Help Us See Ourselves and Each Other
[caption id="attachment_23645" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash[/caption] Each year, Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and the importance of... Read More
Forcing Students to Love America is Unpatriotic
In a July 2018 article on patriotism, I wrote that “it’s difficult to sustain love for your country when you don’t feel loved by... Read More
10 Reasons to Wear a Mask
The new school year and the increasing dangers of the delta variant have caused another wave of debates about mask wearing. Although states and... Read More
Looking Ahead to Fall Education Programs
Each season brings new opportunities to learn and grow with programs from the American Humanist Association Center for Education. For Fall 2021, we’re exploring... Read More
AHA Grants Bringing Humanism Online and to the Streets
The COVID pandemic isn’t stopping our local groups from finding compelling ways to introduce new audiences to humanism and put humanist values into action... Read More
Socialize with Humanists Near and Far at AHACON21!
The American Humanist Association’s Annual Conference is always a great occasion to learn about the humanist movement’s successes, challenges, and new opportunities. It offers... Read More