Ellen Cushman Dean’s Professor of Civic Sustainability, Professor of English and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion e.cushman@northeastern.edu 617.373.4540 @ellencushman Expertise cultural perseverance, language, literacy Ellen Cushman in the Press History How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived According to Ellen Cushman, a professor at Northeastern University and member of the Cherokee Nation, syllabaries have an advantage over alphabets. Ellen Cushman for Northeastern Global News Students, faculty recognized for scholarship, research and innovation at Academic Honors Convocation Students, faculty recognized for scholarship, research and innovation at Academic Honors Convocation Northeastern’s highest achievers across its 13 global campuses were celebrated at the 15th annual Academic Honors Convocation. Preserving Cherokee heritage: Northeastern revives ‘The Willie Jumper Stories’ and other lost tales Preserving Cherokee heritage: Northeastern revives ‘The Willie Jumper Stories’ and other lost tales The Digital Archive of Indigenous Language Persistence is going to translate and create a digital archive of the Willie Jumper Stories. To save Cherokee language, a digital tool shares tales of Standing Rock and Big Snake with the next generation To save Cherokee language, a digital tool shares tales of Standing Rock and Big Snake with the next generation Cherokees Writing the Keetoowah Way provides English translations of historic documents and lessons to help the next generation learn. A victory and an uncertain future at Standing Rock A victory and an uncertain future at Standing Rock Protests over laying the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota represent more than just a fight over water- and land rights; the movement represents “a recalibration of what it means to be more fully human in this modern world,” one university expert says. Here, we take a look at this complex issue from three angles—the politics, protests, and people of Standing Rock. Word power Word power Ellen Cushman’s research centers on literacy in tribal and urban communities, with a particular focus on exploring language’s role in the everyday struggle for dignity, respect, and change.
History How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived According to Ellen Cushman, a professor at Northeastern University and member of the Cherokee Nation, syllabaries have an advantage over alphabets.