Resident Scholar

Fostering a vibrant intergenerational intellectual community is one of the foremost goals of the residential House system. To that end, Dunster welcomes a scholar to join its residential community and actively participate in House life each academic year. The scholar, whose professional and academic experience in turn enriches the Dunster community, is typically a leading expert in his or her field. Previous Dunster House scholars have included an award-winning Nigerian poet, a Turkish special education expert, and a professor of management and global public policy at the Naval Postgraduate Institute. 

The Dunster House Resident Scholar for the 2024 spring term is David Carrasco.

David Carrasco

Dunster House Resident Scholar
David Carrasco

David Carrasco is an anthropologist and historian of religion who has done ground breaking work on Mesoamerican religion and culture. In addition to his wider contributions to Latin American studies, David is an engaged public intellectual who has been involved in important public and political dialogues with people like Toni Morrison, Cornell West, and Samuel P. Huntington. An avid sports fan, David is also Faculty Fellow for the Harvard Men’s Basketball team. He’s excited to be joining Dunster House for the Spring, and looks forward to meeting and chatting with as many of you as possible. Please introduce yourself to him if you see him around and give him a warm welcome to our community!