AFS Presidential Invited Plenary: "Equitable Pathways Connecting Education & Community: A Conversation with Local Leaders""

This keynote event features University of New Mexico (UNM) Professor of American Studies Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale (Diné) and NEA Heritage Fellow and UNM Professor Emerita Eva Enciñias in a conversation focused on their respective and collaborative cultural and educational work in New Mexico. The conversation will be facilitated by AFS President Amy Skillman.

Denetdale is a Diné feminist and Chair of the UNM Department of American Studies who has been recognized for her scholarship and service to her nation and community. You can visit her groundbreaking co-curated exhibit, "Nothing Left for Me" at the UNM Maxwell Museum. Encinias has taught countless students the art of flamenco in the region, and played a pivotal role in institutionalizing it at UNM. She is the founder of the National Institute of Flamenco, based in Albuquerque.