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About
Adriana Nieto, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She has been with the university for over 15 years, first starting out as an adjunct professor and then becoming a full-time faculty member in 2009. Her teaching and research interests include Latina spiritualities and practices; women of color feminisms; mental health among Xicanas in early 20th Century New Mexico; Chicana protestants in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands; oral history and water in the ‘West’, with special interest in acequia culture and practices in southern Colorado.
Nieto received her Ph.D. in religious and theological studies form the University of Denver Iliff School of Theology, her master’s in Latin American studies with a focus on gender studies and borderland history from the University of New Mexico and her bachelor’s in Latin American and women studies also from the University of New Mexico.
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MSU Denver obtiene una prestigiosa certificación por su apoyo a los estudiantes latinos
La Universidad se convirtió en la primera institución de enseñanza superior de Colorado en obtener el Sello de Excelencia.
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University News
MSU Denver earns prestigious certification for support of Latino students
The University becomes the first higher-education institution in Colorado to earn the Seal of Excelencia.
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Politics
Pushing back against gentrification
Community leaders and scholars discuss ways to reclaim Latino heritage in Denver.
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Arts and Culture
Braille proofreader preserves the power of words
Author and Corn Mothers inductee’s lifetime of commitment ensures that stories are accessible for all.
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