Northern Arizona University last week received a federal grant of $189,860 for its “Racialized Spaces on Route 66” for educators.
According to a National Endowment for the Humanities news release, the grant will be used for “a combined virtual and residential program for 72 K–12 educators on the significance of race, place, and movement to understanding Route 66 within U.S. history and culture.”
The program will be held during the summer of 2023.
The project’s directors are Ricardo Guthrie and Gretchen McAllister. Guthrie was NAU’s faculty adviser on its soon-to-be-completed “Shades of Route 66” project that puts a spotlight on underrepresented minorities along the historic highway. McAllister is a faculty member in NAU’s College of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.
NAU has been involved in a number of Route 66-related projects over the years, largely because it’s based in the Route 66 town of Flagstaff.
(Image of an Arizona Route 66 sign by Tony Hisgett via Flickr)