Rick Lowe was named the Breeden Scholar in Residence in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University in Alabama. For the past 20 years, Lowe has developed community-based art projects, which he calls “social sculptures.”
Lowe is a native of Eufaula, Alabama. He studied art at Columbus College and Texas Southern University in Houston. In 2014, he was named a MacArthur Fellow.
Frank J. Omowale Satterwhite was appointed Scholar-in-Residence at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at the New School for Public Engagement in New York City. Dr. Satterwhite is president of Leadership Incorporated, a nonprofit community development group.
Dr. Satterwhite is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C. He holds a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University.