10812 - Indigenous faculty ask U of A to remove administrator
It states the faculty members have “no confidence” in Tessa Dysart, the assistant vice provost of Native American Initiatives who was appointed in July 2024 after Karen Francis-Begay left in 2023. The letter alleges Dysart is “sowing harm, distrust, and division within the UA Native community.”
Signed by faculty members Karletta Chief, Andrew Curley, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Jameson D. Lopez, Sheilah E Nicholas and Valerie Shirley, the letter alleges Dysart has taken actions that are “unpr...