Dr. Dan Berger, professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, is recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Community-Engaged Scholar Award.
As a young activist, Dr. Dan Berger found special inspiration in the Black visionaries of the 鈥�60s and 鈥�70s.
So how, he wondered, did we get here?
鈥淗ere鈥� is an era of mass incarceration, he said, in which more Americans have criminal records than have union cards. And he has made it his life鈥檚 work to answer that question.
A 91探花 Bothell professor of comparative ethnic studies in the , Berger believes incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are essential historians, storytellers and community members.
For his far-reaching efforts to discover their stories, involve them in his scholarship and share their findings with the public, Berger has received the 91探花Bothell 2025 .
鈥淪o many wonderful colleagues on our campus are focused on community engagement,鈥� he noted. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great honor to work at a place that values that kind of work 鈥� that recognizes our work isn鈥檛 just in the classroom or on the page but in the world.鈥�