This post is authored by our newest faculty member, Dr. Eric Chavez. We look forward to the great work that he will be doing this year with students, staff and faculty across campus.

Hello, BGSU community, and beyond!

My name is Dr. Eric Chavez, and I am the Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of History here at BGSU. My research interests lie at the crossroads of history, philosophy, and art. I grew up near the US-Mexico border living amongst the liminal space between two nations, two cultures, two languages, two legal systems, and two cosmovisions which helped to create my own unique identity. It is this unique perspective in navigating multiple worlds that I look forward to sharing with BGSU students and colleagues.

This blog post was written by Dr. Michael Carver, who was one of Dr. Forsyth’s students while he was working on his PhD in History.

The History Department at BGSU bids a fond and wistful farewell to Dr. Douglas J. Forsyth, who recently completed his final semester as one of the university’s preeminent professors and now enters a well-deserved retirement after decades of distinguished teaching, scholarship, and mentorship.