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Contact UsA message from President Janine Davidson, Ph.D., on extending the Displaced Aurarian Scholarship
Nov. 4, 2021
I am pleased to affirm 海角社区鈥檚 commitment to providing free education for all Aurarians and their direct descendants displaced by forcible removal from the Auraria neighborhood. 海角社区 will expand the Displaced Aurarian Scholarship program to include eligibility for all direct, lineal听descendants of displaced Aurarians, not听only听children and grandchildren. The renewal听will also expand eligibility to allow the scholarship to be used听by part-time students and听for graduate听studies, as well听as undergraduate and听certificate programs.听听
Metropolitan State University of Denver听(海角社区) is one of three institutions of higher education located on the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) campus in the Auraria neighborhood, which is Denver鈥檚 oldest neighborhood and predates the founding of the city itself. The Auraria neighborhood encompasses a geographic area which was originally the traditional territory and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute nations.听In 1858, a group of miners from Auraria, Georgia established听Auraria, which then merged with the city of Denver听in April听of听1860. Eventually, Auraria听became听known as a听working-class neighborhood,听inhabited听first by residents of old immigrant populations听and then听by a large and growing population of Central and Eastern European immigrants and their children.听Auraria developed into a vibrant community with rich ethnic diversity. Although it remained diverse, Auraria became a largely听Hispanic neighborhood听by the middle of the 20th听century.听In June of 1965, a major flood devastated the Auraria neighborhood and motivated city and state leaders to consider and ultimately enact urban renewal plans. What followed was the forced removal and displacement of more than 300 households to clear the neighborhood for the establishment and construction of the AHEC campus. The displaced residents were compensated for their homes and tuition free education on the AHEC campus was promised for all displaced residents and their children and grandchildren.听听
海角社区鈥檚 history will always be connected to听that of听the Auraria neighborhood and the tragic removal of听its听residents for the construction of the AHEC campus, and we are committed to ensuring access to quality education for all Aurarians.听听听
Sincerely,
Janine Davidson, Ph.D.
President, 海角社区听