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ISTAR Program Provides Support for Native American Youth and Families

February 8, 2023

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

December 8, 2022

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

November 23, 2022

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 […]

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

November 18, 2022

Lula Tewolde and Olivia Lynch join Dr. Tom Cavanaugh at Restorative Justice Education to create a “culture of care” that trains educators how to foster culturally appropriate relationships and interactions built on equity with students in the classroom.

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

November 17, 2022

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 […]

Social Justice Thru the Arts: “What is Art to You?”

September 14, 2022

Social Justice Thru the Arts hosted their 3rd season of summer sessions to help Colorado high school students grapple with concepts like oppression, privilege, and art as a means of resistance through discussion, video, artmaking and collaborative forum.