Dr. Tori Arthur and Dr. Carolin Aronis present research in a Community Conversation

On March 23, the Department of Ethnic Studies and Women’s & Gender Studies held a Community Conversation with Dr. Tori Arthur and Dr. Caroline Aronis. Dr. Arthur presented “#AbledsAreWeird: TikTok and Representing Black Disabled Womanhood”. Over the last decade, disability justice activists have employed social networking platforms to raise awareness about the lived experiences of […]

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Lindsey Scheinder

Over the last decade or so, non-Native natural resource and environmental management researchers and practitioners have become interested in incorporating Indigenous perspectives into their work. But is that really possible, when many environmental problems that exist today are the legacy of actions taken to “tame the frontier,” and settler colonialism continues to shape relations between […]

ISTAR Program Provides Support for Native American Youth and Families

Dr. Lindsey Schneider and the department was featured in the Bohemian Foundation’s Grantee Spotlight for work on The Indigenous Science, Arts, Technology, and Resilience (ISTAR) Camp. Created to support for Native American youth and families in Fort Collins, the program offers a K-8th grade summer camp, as well as community nights and cultural activities. Their […]

Fostering a Culture of Care: Restorative Justice Education Creates Space in the Classroom

Fostering a Culture of Care: Restorative Justice Education Creates Space In the Classroom Lula Tewold and Olivia Lynch join Dr. Tom Cavanaugh at Restorative Justice Education to create a “culture of cure” that trains educators how to foster culturally appropriate relationship and interactions built on equity with students in the classroom.

Why restoring Indigenous land rights is good for the plant

Assistant Professor Dr. Lindsey Schneider gave the talk “Why restoring Indigenous land rights is good for the plant” at TEDx Mile High in Denver last spring and her talk will be featured on the main TED Talk website on November 23rd, 2022. Perhaps you’ve seen or heard a land acknowledgment before — it’s a brief statement recognizing […]

Dr. Ernesto Sagás and co-author Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco to publish new book in 2023

Dr. Ernesto Sagás and co-author Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco’s book Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century: Continuity and Change will be published by Routledge in February 2023. The collection examines the continuities and changes that have set the Dominican political system apart from its Latin American counterparts over the last couple of decades. Whereas traditional […]