Leo Hwang
Degrees
Honors and Awards
- Mountain Scholars Program: a College Success Program for Students of Color, Department of Higher Education and the Lumina Foundation: $100,000.00, 2020
- Bridges to College: Department of Higher Education Grant for helping adult learners transition to college: $56,938.00, 2019
- Liberty Bell Award in recognition of contribution to justice in Franklin County, 2018
- Common Good Reads Program: Supporting Changing Lives Through Literature from Mass Humanities: $1,500.00, 2016-17
- Rethinking the Creative Economy: Participatory Action Research in the Greater Franklin County from the University of MassachusettsPresident’s Creative Economy Fund: $32,200, 2010-2011
- Fostering Art and Culture Project of the Greater Franklin County from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s John and Abigail Adams Program, Greenfield Community College: $48,000, 2010-2011
- Federal Appropriation for Fostering the Arts and Culture in Franklin County from the Department of Education, Greenfield Community College: $167,030, 2008-2011
- Federal Appropriation for developing a web portal for Arts and Culture in Franklin County, Greenfield Community College: $30,000, 2008-2011
- Fostering Art and Culture in Franklin County, economic development grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s John and Abigail Adams Program, Greenfield Community College: $15,000, 2008-2009
- Fostering Arts and Culture in Franklin County, economic development grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s John and Abigail Adams Program, Greenfield Community College: $57,107, 2006-2007
- Community College Leadership Academy, Scholar, 2006
- Rosselli/deFilippis Scholarship, Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, 2002
- Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, work-study scholarship, 2001-2003
- Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1997
Research Interests
Economic/Human Geography, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Diverse Economies, Community Economies, Creative Economy, Collaboration, Creativity, Community Colleges, Higher Education.
Current Project: Rethinking the Creative Economy: Participatory Action Research with Artists and Artisans in the Greater Franklin County