CSU professor and former Ram named Emerging Scholar

Story by Tony Phifer. Originally published on SOURCE. Albert Bimper, associate professor of ethnic studies and a senior associate athletic director for diversity and inclusion at CSU, has been selected by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as one of its 15 Emerging Scholars across the nation. Not bad for man who, as a teenager, was […]

Dickinson to Edit Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Journal

Dr. Greg Dickinson, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University, has been selected to serve as editor for Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, a peer reviewed journal of the National Communication Association, for three volumes that will appear between 2019 and 2021.   The journal publishes original scholarship […]

New Season, New Great Conversations

For more than 22 years, Great Conversations has created a community for those eager to explore, think, and understand. Through salon-style events, Great Conversations shares the work of our outstanding College of Liberal Arts faculty, who facilitate discussions on some of the most engaging topics in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. This fall, Great Conversations […]

2017 Ann Gill Faculty Development Award Winner focuses research on U.S.-China relations

Why can’t we be friends? “I think that the rise of China is the most important event taking place right now,” explains Dr. Peter Harris, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and 2017 recipient of the Ann Gill Faculty Development Award. “China becoming an influential power in world politics is going to affect […]

Professor Adrian Howkins Sailed on CSU’s Inaugural Semester at Sea

Professor Adrian Howkins of the History Department sailed on CSU’s inaugural trip of Semester at Sea.  He sought out the opportunity for many reasons. It was a chance to travel and chance to teach a variety of students. More importantly for him it was a chance to teach history of Latin America while visiting Latin […]

REDI Adds Clarity to Colorado Economy after Recessions

“Gig” is no longer just a term used by garage band hopefuls. The Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI) has released a new report documenting the growth of a “gig economy” in Colorado. A gig economy refers to a self-employed workforce that performs on-demand tasks directly for clients, often on a short-term basis (i.e. “gigs”). These […]

CSU teacher and ultra-marathoner running for her son

Originally published on Source. Story by Tony Phifer  Melissa Raguet-Schofield knows how to deal with challenges. Melissa Raquet-Schofield, a teacher in the Department of Anthropology, runs near Horsetooth Reservoir with her son, Will. Raguet-Schofield, a faculty member in CSU’s Department of Anthropology, is a passionate runner who long ago conquered the 26-mile torture test of […]

English Professor Camille Dungy releases collection of literary essays

Originally published on Source. Story by Jill Salahub CSU Professor of English Camille Dungy, an award-winning author of four full-length poetry collections and the editor of three poetry anthologies, released her first collection of literary essays, Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History, on June 13. Publisher W.W. Norton & Company calls it “a […]