Colorado State University

Together, we Persist

In a 2021 monthly series, we share stories that reflect our curiosity, ability to adapt, engagement with the community, and research and creative expertise. In March, we are focusing on our determination and flexibility.

Together, we Explore

In a 2021 monthly series, we share stories that reflect our curiosity, ability to adapt, engagement with the community, and research and creative expertise. In February, we focused on our curiosity.

The Next Four Years: What to expect from a Biden-Harris administration

Tackling human attitudes and behaviors to address wicked environmental problems

Finding solutions to global environmental challenges such as climate change and growing threats from wildfires requires the perspectives of the liberal arts.

Inclusion, identity, innovation: Tackling the wicked problem of racism and exclusion

“Too often diversity issues are seen in a quantitative way, like we just need to add more people of color, and that will solve the problem. That might be part of the solution, but it’s also about addressing the systems and structures that created the problem in the first place.”

Us versus Them: The 'wicked problem' of how we talk to each other

Political polarization in an election year is nothing new, but in 2020, when you add to the mix deep divisions over the handling of a pandemic, addressing systemic racism and stopping racially motivated violence, it seems as if we’ve forgotten how to talk to each other about what is ailing society and how to fix it.

Addressing society’s ‘wicked problems’

Some may assume that dealing with the “wicked problems” of our age, like climate change or world hunger, only requires technical solutions from hard sciences like engineering. But there is growing recognition that persistent social challenges are intrinsically tied to human emotions and behavior, and can be effectively addressed only by incorporating the liberal arts.