A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Monday, May 11, 2026
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Presentation and Q & A
Location: Zoom link: Click Here
Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the public welcome!
Presented by Dr. Brian Hewlett – Assistant Teaching Professor, for EDFN
Brian N. Hewlett’s presentation, “A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste,” explores his teaching philosophy through the intersecting lenses of educational equity, identity, and the social foundations of schooling. Drawing on his background as a multiracial foster child, educator, mentor, counselor, and scholar, he will discuss how this formative message shaped his commitment to helping students understand education as a site where human potential can be nurtured, recognized, or diminished, and how that commitment informs his teaching, mentoring, and scholarship.
A brief bio for Dr. Brian Hewlett
Brian N. Hewlett, Ph.D., M.A., LPCC is an educator and scholar whose teaching and mentoring span sociology, ethnic studies, psychology, and counseling. He has taught undergraduate students here locally in the Denver area, in other parts of the U.S. and abroad internationally, with various appointments at different institutional types including Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the Technical University of Dresden among others. His work emphasizes culturally responsive teaching, personal development, and the social foundations of education. His scholarship and teaching interests include religious and spiritual identity, social movements, race and inequality, and the ways the education process is shaped by society.
Dr. Brian Hewlett’s CV can be found here. Please note that certain personal information has been redacted.
Please arrive and/or log on to Zoom a few minutes prior to the presentation as we will start promptly.
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