Centering Humanities Curriculum around Cultural Relevance at a Small, Rural, Hispanic-Serving Institution

FAIN: ASB-299498-24

University of New Mexico, Valencia (Los Lunas, NM 87031-7633)
Laura Musselwhite (Project Director: October 2023 to present)

A two-year project to create a culturally sustaining humanities curriculum and undergraduate research opportunities that emphasize local Hispanic and Indigenous authors and history.

This projects combines a focus on culturally-responsive and sustaining pedagogy with an undergraduate research program in the Humanities. This combination of factors will engage students in their own heritage and culture, leading to increased retention and completion.