Colorado State University’s Best Teacher Awards recognize educators that are dedicated to their students’ success and provide impactful experiences in an out of the classroom. This year, two College of Liberal Arts professors were recipients of the award.
Morgan Scheinin, a political science and international studies double major, was one of the first students to participate in the new CSU in D.C. program through the Straayer Center for Public Service Leadership.
Faculty who need to conduct focus groups, design a survey for a research project, or carry out other types of social science research now have a place on campus to turn for help.
Allison White, the assistant director for international studies and an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, specializes in Russian politics and authoritarianism. She was also recently awarded "Best Teacher for 2019" by the Colorado State University Alumni Association.
Local newspapers help protect American democracy by giving people the information they need to hold local government accountable. They also provide an alternative to national news that is often focused on partisan conflict.
American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
Jake Adler, political science graduate, is at a fellowship with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education at the EPA’s Office of Water working on issues of resource recovery, water monitoring, innovation, and reuse. Adler’s team’s research and work focuses on the whole water cycle and follows the One Water concept, thinking more broadly about the entire water cycle, in a collaborative manner, to work toward water resource sustainability.
Ryan Scott has been interested in the environment from an early age, and is now an expert in environmental policy in the Department of Political Science.
Off the Hook Arts, now in its seventh season, will take a deep and thoughtful look at climate change and its impact on the planet over the next month by bringing together music, visual arts and science in the form of concerts, lectures, films, art exhibitions and STEAM-based educational events for all ages.