History professors Kabria Baumgartner and Angel David Nieves crossed paths a few times before they became colleagues at Northeastern University. Baumgartner admired Nieves’ commitment to public history, so when Nieves died unexpectedly at age 52 in December 2023, she decided to memorialize him through a scholarship.
The Angel David Nieves Memorial Mellon Scholarship supports students pursuing internship opportunities in public history, particularly those focused on community archiving, digital storytelling and oral history. “He was smart, kind, selfless and funny with a cheeky sense of humor,” Baumgartner says.
