Angela Parker teaches 20th-century Native American and U.S. history. Taking historical perspectives into the classroom allows for opportunities “to discover that humanity is both terrible and beautiful, and that — if we approach and learn about the past using thoughtful and critical analyses — we are not doomed to repeat it.”
This year’s Harper Distinguished Speaker, Nigel Poor will visit DU on November 14 and give an on-stage interview with Associate Professor of Art Sarah Gjertson. Poor is the co-creator and co-host of the award-winning prison-based podcast, Ear Hustle.
DU’s Anthropology Department welcomes new assistant professor and cultural anthropologist Kelly Fayard. A former assistant dean and director for the Native American Cultural Center at Yale College, Fayard emphasizes the importance of supporting and mentoring Native students, as well as first-generation, low-income, LGBTQ+ and/or BIPOC students in her classrooms.
Allison Welty (MA ’15) is a learner at heart. Welty first studied history and English as an undergraduate, then came to DU for an MA in English — and her studies haven’t stopped there.