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Nicole Richter
Outstanding Teaching Award
Recognition Year:
2016
Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures
Nicole Richter is a fiercely dedicated professor, deeply loyal to her students, colleagues, and the film program. Her teaching combines the highest academic standards and the interdisciplinary, intersectional approach to learning at the heart of a liberal arts education.
Dr. Richter embodies the richest principles and highest standards of pedagogy, demanding of her students an elevated level of critical thinking, research, original writing, and questioning of assumptions and biases. Her classes are truly transformative: they shake students up, leave them questioning and hungry to learn more. Since arriving on campus seven years ago, she has created 17 dynamic and thought-provoking new courses. These courses have significantly broadened the curriculum, making it, in the words of a colleague, “bracingly contemporary.” Dr. Richter makes students feel welcome from the moment they arrive on campus and begin to engage with the Motion Pictures program. She has created three new student film organizations, all crafted to offer safe and creative places for historically underserved students. These organizations empower students with the authority and optimism to confront the entrenched prejudices in the film industry.
