Claim Building archaeology dig continues with visit from President McConnell
CSU President Joyce McConnell visited with Field School students uncovering an early part of CSU's 150-year history.
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CSU experiences one of highest fundraising years in its history: Donors support research and students during pandemic
CSU’s alumni and friends demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the university’s land grant mission in 2019-20 by giving to areas that strengthen CSU’s ability to address significant global challenges and care for the community it serves – now and into the future.
New COVID-19 health protocols piloted in three CSU summer classes
Three summer courses are providing a glimpse of the new normal at Colorado State University, at least for the fall, as faculty and students return to campus with new health protocols prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Claim Building Dig: Archaeology students help solve a long-buried CSU history mystery
Field school students uncover an early part of CSU's 150-year history in on-campus dig.
CSU English Professor Sue Doe assumes Faculty Council chair position
Sue Doe, professor in the Department of English, now serves as a representative voice for around 1,500 CSU faculty members in her new role as Faculty Council chair at Colorado State University.
Enter, cautiously: CSU study looks at how the performing arts can return in a healthy manner during COVID-19 pandemic
How far apart should the trumpet section be from the trombone section at my first band rehearsal during COVID-19?
COVID-19
Retired professor reaches out to help CLA students
Dan Tyler, retired professor of history, is using his good fortune to help students in the College of Liberal Arts make ends meet during the pandemic.
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.
College of Liberal Arts Community
CSU student with autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy excels in advocacy roles
Savanah Overturf delivered a TEDx Talk in Grand Junction in March about autism and her experiences.
Rams Read planned as catalyst for important campus conversations
A diverse group across the university is working to plan a range of events and facilitate discussions this fall around the inaugural campus read.
Retired professor reaches out to help CLA students
Dan Tyler, retired professor of history, is using his good fortune to help students in the College of Liberal Arts make ends meet during the pandemic.
Archaeology Field School breaking all sorts of ground this summer
While the Coronavirus has closed and quieted universities across the country this year, a small but historic piece of Colorado State University campus is buzzing with the sounds of students – and shovels – this summer.
Retired art faculty reflect on Christo and Jeanne-Claude's ties to CSU
When the acclaimed artist Christo died May 31 at the age of 84, it stirred many memories for a couple of retired Colorado State University faculty who worked closely with the artist and his late wife, Jeanne-Claude.
CSU alum's back on track for 2021 Summer Games
CSU alumnus Ben Pinkelman is taking advantage of the IOC postponement to prepare for the Tokyo Games.
Research & Creative Scholarship
Food’s contributions to gentrification are focus of new book co-edited by CSU prof
The first essay in a new collection about the role that food plays in gentrification by a Colorado State University faculty member and his co-editors tells the tale of ink! Coffee in north Denver.
Undergraduate Herman Chavez’s nationally-recognized interdisciplinary research honors his Bolivian roots
College of Liberal Arts student Herman Chavez combines music and English literary theory in nationally-recognized research.
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.
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?