Emily Newman
Emily Newman is the Education Coordinator at the American Humanist Association’s Center for Education. She holds a BS in psychology and creative writing as well as an MA in professional writing from Carnegie Mellon University.
Posts by Emily Newman
Humanist Grief and Mourning
A person’s death is hard to process, whether someone close to you, a public figure you’ve admired for a long time, or a victim... Read More
2020 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award
The American Humanist Association (AHA) is honored to partner with the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard, one of our chapters, in presenting HCH’s 2020 Humanist... Read More
Humanist EDge: New Children’s Book Celebrates Thirtieth Anniversary of the ADA
Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, diagnosed with cerebral palsy two years after she was born, was the youngest participant of the Capitol Crawl, a public demonstration held... Read More
Art, Imagination and Humanism: An Interview with Jé Exodus Hooper
In February 2019, Jé Exodus Hooper premiered his debut film Humanitas at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. The forty-five-minute film has been... Read More
We Need Action During a Crisis
How much prayer is needed to end the coronavirus pandemic? If someone could explain to me how many people, how many times, and how... Read More
Supporting Local Humanist Action with 2020 Harvey Lebrun Chapter Grants
The American Humanist Association is proud to have active humanist groups in forty-six states and the District of Columbia, and we love helping people... Read More
Evolution Talks and Banana Splits
Darwin Day, celebrated on Charles Darwin’s birthday on February 12, is a time “to ensure that children are being taught scientific facts, not religious... Read More