Welcoming Our First Class Visit of the Spring Semester!

 

Dr. Joshua Deckman and his students from Stetson University following our class visit on March 4, 2025.

Dr. Joshua Deckman reviewing archival photographs with his students.

                                                                                    

Students examining a historical scrapbook from the archives.

This March, we were thrilled to welcome our first class visit of the Spring semester to the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Archives and Library. Dr. Joshua Deckman, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latinx Studies in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Stetson University—and a former CUNY DSI Research Fellow (2017)—organized this special visit as part of a study away program in New York City.

Dr. Deckman’s students spent a half day with us exploring the archives and library, engaging with our collections, and learning about the unique research resources that make CUNY DSI a vital space for Dominican studies. It was a lively and inspiring exchange—we learned just as much from them as they did from us! The students also shared details about an exciting oral history project they are conducting with Dominican immigrants in Central Florida. Their enthusiasm for community-centered research resonated deeply with our mission and sparked meaningful conversations about memory, migration, and representation.

We’re grateful to Dr. Deckman and his students for spending their afternoon with us, and we look forward to seeing how their project continues to grow!

Jhensen Ortiz, Librarian