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Topic: Diversity/Equity

Karen Jaramillo

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Karen Jaramillo, Ed. D., is a lecturer in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Jazmin Chavez

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Jazmin Chavez, J.D., is an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Chicana/o Studies and the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Wilfredo Alvarez

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Wilfredo Alvarez, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Nayeli Sanchez

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Nayeli Sanchez is the Academic and Student Success Specialist for the Immigrant Services Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Victor Mata

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Victor Mata is the Student Success Specialist for the Immigrant Services Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Roberto De Mata

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Roberto De Mata, M.A. serves as the Project Manager for the SpaceTech Scholars Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Laura Niesen de Abruña

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Laura Niesen de Abruña, Ph.D., is a faculty professor in the English Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Manuel Del Real

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Manuel Del Real, Ph.D., serves as the Executive Director of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives and Inclusion at Metropolitan State University of Denver. His areas of expertise include HSI/Minority Serving Institutions, diversity, equity & inclusion, Greek-letter organizations, civic engagement, Title V grants, and National Science Foundation grants. His professional focus is centered around culturally responsive pedagogy and curriculum.

Del Real is the assistant vice president of membership for The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators. He is also the co-founder of the Colorado HSI Consortium and is the current president of the Colorado Coalition for the Educational Advancement of Latinxs. He has presented at a panel at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) conference and facilitated the 2021 Sigma Lambda Betas International Fraternity Inc.’s Virtual Leadership Institute.

Before joining MSU Denver, Del Real was an adjunct faculty member in Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University.

Del Real earned his Doctorate in Education with a focus on higher education and social justice from Iowa State University, Master of Arts in higher education with a focus on diversity in organizations and Bachelor of Arts in French, Psychology, and Spanish from the University of Denver.

Arturo Jimenez

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Arturo Jimenez, J.D., is an affiliate professor in the Chicana/o Studies; and Criminal Justice and Criminology Departments at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Judith Strathearn

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Judith Strathearn, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Gender and Women’s Studies Department and an affiliate professor in the Africana Studies Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her areas of expertise include black feminism, experiential pedagogy, literature of the African Diaspora and Gullah Geechee studies.

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