– Julia Uhr, PhD candidate, Philosophy
"Partnering with a local museum proved that the conversations I’ve had around a seminar table about what history is and whose voices it needs to include are the issues that local history museums deal with everyday…if you want to realize how relevant your skills are, do community engagement.”
– Jason Hogstad, PhD student, History
"Thanks to this program I was able to reconcile my academic experience with my creative work and gain the tools I need to market myself. For the first time I feel confident and excited about my career options."
– Fernanda Iwasaki, PhD candidate, Spanish and Portuguese
The Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholar Cohorts are composed of graduate students in the arts and humanities and interdisciplinary programs who are interested in community-engaged research, teaching and creative work.
Find out more about the EAH scholars by clicking on their images below.
This program has drawn students from English, anthropology, art and art history, education, music, philosophy, Spanish and Portuguese, theatre and dance, critical media practices and more, who together engage the tools of the arts and humanities, their unique interests, and lived experiences to work with Colorado communities. Scholars have worked with community partners to develop projects such as Nuestros Deseos/Our Wishes installations and community events, community-based healing and creative reflection on the Calwood Fire Burn Scar, Los Seis de Boulder memorial sculpture, programming for Louisville residents with the Museum of Louisville, programming with k12 schools, a network of Chicano muralists, and online, informal learning environments with foster families.
Students say these partnerships have helped them to make important connections between their experiences and academic learning, and to collaboratively address issues of concern on campus and in communities. Cohort members also share that they greatly appreciate the space to workshop their ideas and activities with their cohort colleagues and practitioners from across campus.
Lisa Schwartz, office community outreach program manager, leads the program and serves as a mentor to the students. Schwartz has an extensive background in community-engaged research. Learn more about Schwartz's reflections on the program and how it supports scholars here.
The breadth and depth of expertise that cohort members have the opportuity to access is also broadened through partnership with the team of cohort advisors and mentors selected with the scholar. Scholars interview their mentors to learn how they address inclusivity and equity in their work and publish these mentor interviews online.
Program overview Program details and application Meet EAH scholar advisors
EAH Scholars 2023–24
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EAH Scholars 2019–20
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