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Outgoing state historian learned about Colorado’s cultural diversity and herself

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Nicki Gonzales Colorado State Historian History
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Nicki Gonzales is the first Latina to be named state historian. She is a professor of history and Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion at Regis University and a member of History Colorado’s State Historian’s Council.

Nicki Gonzales ends her year as state historian on August 1, which is Colorado Day. She learned all she could about Colorado's collective history and culture, and learned a lot about herself at the same time. Gonzales is Colorado's first Latina state historian, and a professor of history and Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion at Regis University.