Black Rams Matter: A note of solidarity
When we say CSU is a place where all are welcomed, valued, and affirmed, that comes with a responsibility to not ignore the painful parts of our reality.
College of Liberal Arts Latest News
CSU President McConnell announces proposed tuition freeze and shift to remote learning after 2020 Fall Break
Fall 2020 semester will begin as already scheduled on Aug. 24, but the university will shift to remote, online classes following Fall Break. The last two weeks of classes and finals will be delivered virtually.
What's Next? President McConnell answers COVID-19 recovery questions
Watch President Joyce McConnell's message to the CSU community about the COVID-19 recovery.
Move ahead: College of Liberal Arts professional degrees develop leaders in sports, arts and public service
CSU's College of Liberal Arts offers three unique pathways to advance careers in arts management, sport management or public service.
President McConnell outlines COVID-19 recovery plan
I believe our best path forward is through a transparent, engaged process grounded in our land-grant commitment to access, success, equity, and excellence.
‘Together. We continue.’ A new theme for a 150-year-old legacy
This isn’t the first time Colorado State University has been faced with overcoming significant adversity linked to events on a global scale in its 150 years.
COVID-19
CSU President McConnell announces proposed tuition freeze and shift to remote learning after 2020 Fall Break
Fall 2020 semester will begin as already scheduled on Aug. 24, but the university will shift to remote, online classes following Fall Break. The last two weeks of classes and finals will be delivered virtually.
COVID-19: through a nurse's eyes
Take an inside look at Colorado State University student Katelyn Bieker’s new normal working as a nurse trying to navigate this difficult time through the camera lens of CSU student Brooke Kjar.
Curious about the pandemic? Liberal Arts offers classes this summer
Starting May 18, two departments will be offering classes about our current pandemic.
Dancing in the Pandemic
Without access to the tools of the trade during COVID-19, CSU Dance students and faculty are coming up with new ways to dance, deliver curriculum, interact with students, and accomplish semester-end assignments.
College of Liberal Arts Community
Black Rams Matter: A note of solidarity
When we say CSU is a place where all are welcomed, valued, and affirmed, that comes with a responsibility to not ignore the painful parts of our reality.
Rocky Mountain Student Media collects national, regional awards for 2019-20 school year
Students from Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation received several prestigious national and regional awards from professional media organizations during the 2019-20 school year.
Q&A with Holmes Rolston: Life persists in the midst of its perpetual perishing
We asked philosopher Holmes Rolston III, CSU’s longest-serving University Distinguished Professor, about his thoughts on the coronovirus pandemic.
CSU students receive Fulbright honors
Two CSU students have been recognized by the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
CSU Cares is there for employees in need
Over the past eight years, CSU Cares has awarded $115,940 to approximately 80 recipients in emergency situations created by disasters like wildfires, floods and hurricanes.
COVID-19: through a nurse's eyes
Take an inside look at Colorado State University student Katelyn Bieker’s new normal working as a nurse trying to navigate this difficult time through the camera lens of CSU student Brooke Kjar.
Research & Creative Scholarship
A public 'landemic'? CSU center seeks public lands stories from COVID-19 outbreak
The Public Lands History Center is launching an initiative to collect the community’s public lands experiences during the pandemic.
CSU political science faculty member offers insight on national economic stimulus bill
Assistant Professor Matthew Hitt studies American politics, and he can’t compare the federal response to the current COVID-19 outbreak to anything this country has seen before.
Where in the world is Edward Barbier?
Edward Barbier, one of the world’s foremost environmental economists, has been a busy man lately.
Bonanza! CSU anthropologist wins NEH support for Bolivian mining research
CSU anthropologist wins $30,000 fellowship award for Bolivian mining research from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
CLA research and creative scholarship - growing alongside CSU
The magnitude of liberal arts funded and collaborative research continues to grow at Colorado State University.
The language of science
Erika Szymanski, assistant professor of rhetoric of science in the Department of English, uses language to make the invisible visible. That’s a challenge when you study microbes. Read more about microbiomes and about how our perceptions bring them into being.
Events
Culture from your couch: ACT Film Festival live-broadcasting filmmaker chats
While movie theaters remain closed due to physical distancing guidelines, ACT Human Rights Film Festival continues to program opportunities for culture and connection.
CSU institute provides webinars exploring COVID-19’s impact on Colorado’s economy
In response to the unprecedented economic and policy changes Colorado now faces, the Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI) at Colorado State University is hosting a series of webinars on the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
‘ACT At Home’ features free films, live online discussions
The ACT Human Rights Film Festival is hosting a series of free virtual “ACT At Home” events that will let community members view films from home and then watch and participate in live online discussions with special guests.
CSU’s art museum presents performance by the acclaimed Luciano Chessa
In conjunction with the exhibition Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at Colorado State University will present a free performance by internationally acclaimed performer, composer, conductor and historian Luciano Chessa, on Wednesday, March 25, from 5 to 6 p.m.
ACT Human Rights Film Festival announces 2020 program lineup
ACT Human Rights Film Festival is celebrating its fifth edition in 2020 with an ambitious nine days of films, parties, conversations, and more, April 3-11.
The Conversation
Trump’s right: Congress should give Americans US$1,000 a month right now to fight the coronavirus recession
An economist specializing in inequality explains how a basic income guarantee is just what low-wage workers and the economy need.
A quarter of US parents are unmarried – and that changes how much they invest in their kids
Families with different structures parent differently – and that can perpetuate inequality across generations.
America can afford a Green New Deal – here’s how
Democrats such as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey are proposing an ambitious decarbonization plan that critics are calling unaffordable. A green economist explains how the US could pay for it.
When newspapers close, voters become more partisan
American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
College of Liberal Arts Magazine
A Liberal Arts Lens: Technology’s role in society past, present, and future
We’re aware of the role technology plays in shaping our individual lives, but how does technology affect and influence our society and our future? The specific skills and tools unique to the liberal arts can provide understanding as well as a way to navigate the ways technology does (or doesn’t) advance the human experience.
This content is not available in your country (yet)
Getting locked out can happen not just from your car or your home. Getting locked out can happen online when you’re not able to view certain films or media. Geoblocking, or regional lockout, is a way that media distribution companies protect their films. While we may think that the internet and other technologies have created a global village, media distribution practices and other uses of technology have prevented that global interconnection.
Recognizing and reporting signs of terrorism can help prevent attacks
Technology has played a large role in the growth of terrorism through recruitment of terrorists worldwide or through cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Jordan Clark (’11) trains people to recognize warning signs of possible terrorist or criminal acts on social media and in other settings through the Community Awareness Program at the CELL in Denver, Colo.
Artificial intelligence, the future of work, and inequality
One of the most spectacular facts of the last two centuries of economic history is the exponential growth in GDP per capita in most of the world. This economic progress, unprecedented in human history, would be impossible without major breakthroughs in technology. Many believe we are on the verge of a new technological revolution that will see Artificial Intelligence (AI) automating a majority of tasks that are currently performed by humans. Should we see AI as liberating or as a destructive force?