NAISI-affiliated faculty member Neil Safier is Associate Professor in the Department of History and, as of recently, serves as Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS). He also maintains affiliations with the Department of Hispanic Studies, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, and the Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS). One of the faculty members involved in the development of NAIS at Brown for years, Dr. Safier is developing a new course entitled "Curators, Hoarders, and Looters: The Long and Curious History of Collecting," to be offered in the spring semester 2024 and supported by course development funds from NAISI’s Mellon Foundation grant to develop NAIS at Brown.