“I’m thrilled to be joining Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, and to be bringing my team’s skills to bear on the important, groundbreaking work the college is doing to rethink what education—what teaching, learning and school itself—can look like.”

Elisa New, Distinguished Professor of Practice @arizonastateuniversity and founder of Poetry in America

We are excited to announce that the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (MLFTC) at Arizona State University will be the new home of the Education Media Innovation Studio (EMIS), led by our own Elisa New and continuing PIA’s mission to bring art, literature, and history to the widest possible audience. 

“We’re excited that Elisa New and her team will be joining us. They bring a level of expertise in using media to enhance the learning experience for pre-K–12 students, ASU students, professional educators and others interested in understanding complex ideas in new ways.”

Carole Basile, dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

Going forward, within MLFTC, EMIS will work to bring interdisciplinary courses to K-16 learners and K-12 educators using Poetry in America’s production team and archive. Continuing to serve high school students across the country, EMIS will also strategically partner with schools and units across ASU to create the highest quality content possible and serve the widest variety of learners. The first courses from this new collaboration will launch this fall. 

“I started doing this work — making a public television show, offering courses and programs online — in order to give audiences everywhere access to dynamic learning experiences in the humanities and beyond. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College’s public-facing orientation, as well as its commitment to serving educators and learners at all stages of their learning journeys make it the ideal partner for expanding and scaling our work.”

Elisa New