2018 Colorado Book Awards honors four CSU faculty and alumni
CSU faculty and alumni won in four of the 14 categories for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards.
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Faculty Friday: Patrick Fahey
Patrick Fahey was inspired by his art teacher in high school to pursue his interests which led him to his role as area coordinator for art education in the Department of Art and Art History.
Collaboration, contemporary discourse, and a golf course
Art galleries are not usually the place people go to play mini-golf. That is, unless the gallery in question is the Hatton Gallery in the Visual Arts building. The interactive show, called “Mulligan,” was put together by CSU art department students and the experimental design studio Zero-Craft Corp.
The Case for Limits: One professor’s take on the immigration debate
Philosophy Professor Phil Cafaro makes an economic and environmental argument for reducing immigration in his recently published book.
Why we need ethnic studies (now more than ever)
Ethnic studies is the history of us: of how we have become this great nation (with warts and all), of the obstacles we have overcome to get to this point, and of the challenges that we still face as a nation.
Family, culture, and French immersion in Cajun Country
A new documentary film, Theo’s Choice/Le Choix de Theo, by assistant professor Thomas Cauvin takes viewers into French immersion classrooms of southwest Louisiana and explores the complex history of French in the Cajun culture.
Discussing Diversity over Dinner: How food systems and communities interact
Diversity of food is about more than how many different vegetables and fruits you can fit on your plate. In an interdisciplinary collaboration, CSU faculty are researching the linkage between rural and urban communities and how those diverse worlds impact the food on your dinner table.
The Dynamics of Development: How school attendance differs by gender
A thoughtfully asked question from an Economics 101 student, – “How can we fix global poverty” – set Niroj Bhattarai on a journey that would be surprising and illuminating about what affects school attendance, while also serving as the dissertation research for his Ph.D.
LEAP explores free speech and cultural values
For Elham Musa, the Master’s of Arts Leadership and Cultural Management program is pushing her to challenge societal norms, especially when typical Western values conflict with her worldviews as a Muslim and immigrant.
Poetry and dance create a homecoming
Graduating senior Seth Bodine collaborated with artists, dancers, and videographers to create a multi-media production entitled, “Crossings.”