Research & Scholarship

DU’s Department of English and Literary Arts welcomes two new assistant professors — Lindsay Turner and R. D. Perry — whose teaching and research offer innovative approaches to literature.

“Who discovered America first — Christopher Columbus or Leif Erickson?” This seventh-grade essay assignment first prompted Angela Parker, new faculty in DU’s Department of History, to invest in history as a school subject. In response, Parker wrote an essay that centralized Native American experience and served as a reminder of history’s many narratives.

DU’s Anthropology Department welcomes new assistant professor and cultural anthropologist Kelly Fayard. A former assistant dean and director for the Native American Cultural Center at Yale College, Fayard will be teaching “Indigenous Feminisms” and “Contemporary Issues of Native North America" this winter.

COSA’s latest Contributors in Residence, Zach Rispoli and Luca Damasco, have created a free, open-source tool for making art, animations and games.