Ricardo Guthrie, associate professor of Ethnic Studies, was awarded $7500 from the Road Ahead Partnership’s “Route 66 Black Experiences Grant Program,” for his research and preservation of stories of African American “pathbreakers and waymakers” who settled in Flagstaff’s Southside during the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s—highlighting selected sites from the Green Book Negro Travelers’ Guide during this period.
The “Flagstaff Lived Black Experience on Route 66”… Read more
Join the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Wednesday, March 30, at 5:30 pm for “Prisoner Reentry and the Political Economy of Neoliberal Neglect,” the 2022 Raymond Sr. and Angela Michalowski Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Alessandro De Giorgi. De Giorgi is a professor of Justice Studies at San José State University and author of Re-thinking the Political Economy of Punishment: Perspectives on Post-Fordism and Penal Politics. He has… Read more
Jaime Awe, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, has received the Society for American Archaeology’s 2022 Award for Excellence in Latin American and Caribbean Archaeology. The award is presented annually to an individual who has made a lasting and significant contribution to the practice of archaeology and/or to the construction of archaeological knowledge in Latin America or the Caribbean. Awe… Read more
Birds of the Sun; Macaws and People in the U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest, edited by Christopher W. Schwartz (lecturer, NAU Department of Anthropology), Stephen Plog, and Patricia A. Gilman, explores the many aspects of macaws, especially scarlet macaws, that have made them important to Native peoples living in this region for thousands of years.… Read more
Jaime Awe, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and graduate students Jordan Lee and Scott Yost are featured in “Ancient Maya Metropolis” which premieres January 26 on NOVA. The program investigates dramatic new evidence of the catastrophic droughts and instability that pushed cities beyond their limits. The evidence also testifies to the survival and resilience of the Maya people, whose traditions and creativity continue to enrich the world today.
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) is hiring up to twelve tenure-track positions. SBS and NAU are committed to supporting efforts promoting equity, justice, diversity and inclusion. As an institution committed to the advancement and success of Native American students and a Hispanic Serving Institution, NAU will be making a cluster hire this year across several disciplines. Broadly, this cluster is in the areas of Latinx Studies and/or Indigenous Studies. Departments participating include Comparative Cultural Studies, Music,… Read more