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MSU Denver has more than 300 knowledgeable faculty and staff experts who can address a variety of local, national and international news topics and current events.
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Alfred Tatum
Professor
Academic Affairs and School of Education
Expertise:
- Literacy Development
- African American Males
- Reading Assessments
- Dyslexia
- Early/Adolescent Literacy
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Arturo Jimenez
Affiliate Professor
Chicana/o Studies
Expertise:
- Immigration Law
- K -12 Public Education Policy
- Domestic and Cross-Border Latinx Issues
- Chicano Rights Movement
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Chalane E. Lechuga
Associate Professor
Chicana/o Studies
Expertise:
- Race (Race/Racial Inequality, US Census)
- Education (Academic Achievement/Discipline Disparities)
- Latina/o Sociology
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Jazmin Chavez
Affiliate Faculty
Chicana/o Studies
Expertise:
- History of Latinx
- Race and the law
- Philantrohpy
- Digital media
- Crisis communication
- Cultural strategy
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Judith Strathearn
Senior Lecturer
Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy
Expertise:
- Black Feminism
- African American Literature
- Gullah Studies
- African Literature
- Experiential Pedagogy
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Katia Campbell
Associate Dean and Professor
Communication Studies
Expertise:
- Freedom of Speech (related to communication studies and democracy)
- Diversity Studies
- Equity and Inclusion in Academia and K-12
- Rhetoric/Persuasion
- Dialogue and Civic Engagement
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Laura Niesen de Abruña
Professor of English
English
Expertise:
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- HSI/Minority Serving Institutions
- Title V and Title III Grants
- Digital Pedagogy
- Literature of Postcolonial Women Writers
- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- Enrollment and Retention Management
- Fundraising Initiatives and Capital Campaigns
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Manuel Del Real
Executive Director of HSI Initiatives and Inclusion
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Expertise:
- HSI/Minority Serving Institutions
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Greek-Letter Organizations
- Civic Engagement
- Title V Grants
- National Science Foundation Grants
- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Curriculum
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Michael Benitez
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Expertise:
- Leadership and identity development, intersectionality
- Race and ethnicity
- Knowledge production
- Critical and inclusive pedagogy/practice
- Multicultural education
- Quality, diversity and inclusion in higher education
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Nayeli Sanchez
Academic & Student Success Specialist
Immigrant Services Program
Expertise:
- English Second Language Tutoring
- Scholarships
- Financial Aid for Immigrant Students
- DACA
- Tuition Classification Laws
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