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.