Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Carolin Aronis

Dr. Carolin Aronis (she/her/היא) studies current antisemitism as associated with white supremacy in the U.S., specifically the practice of targeting college students or larger urban Jewish (and non-Jewish) communities. Dr. Aronis is interested in ways this has sustained a climate of fear, trauma, and intimidation. Through the intersection of critical media studies, rhetoric, and technologies, this specific […]

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.