John Pippen, an associate professor of music in the College of Liberal Arts’ School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, has been selected to spend a month at the National Humanities Center this summer.
Published by Wesleyan University Press, ‘America, A Love Story,’ explores motherhood, history, art and the natural world while considering what it means to keep choosing love amidst grief.
CSU political science professor Peter Harris has been named a 2026 research fellow with the Modern War Institute at the United States Military Academy, a competitive, remote appointment recognizing his expertise in international security and U.S. foreign policy.
Doug Yarrington, an associate professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts recently published a sweeping history of Venezuela that explores the ways corruption and efforts to combat it shaped the national state during the years of its formation.
University Distinguished Professor of Economics Ed Barbier and Associate Professor of Economics Jo Burgess recently published their first co-authored textbook, intended to invite students with little or no knowledge of economics to explore the field of environmental economics. The book uses extensive case studies to introduce concepts including sustainable development and the inextricable relationship between the natural world and the global economy.
Published by Pantheon on Jan. 20, ‘How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder’ centers on two sisters growing up in rural Wyoming and explores girlhood in the 1980s, identity, trauma and cultural memory. The novel is already earning praise from critics and readers.
Published by LSU Press, ‘Elements & Offerings’ is Beachy-Quick’s ninth full-length book of poetry. In it, he examines the interplay between thinking and thanking through reflections on language, philosophy, and meaningful human connections.
Published by the University of Illinois Press, ‘Joseph: An Epic’ recounts the early life and career of religious leader Joseph Smith and explores religion’s role in American politics and culture through a poetic lens.
Andrea Duffy wrote The Nature of Empire: Modern Imperialism and the Roots of the Anthropocene, which traces the complex and conflicting ways that the environment transformed and was transformed by imperial ventures in five modern states: Britain, France, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan. It is a resource for anyone seeking to better understand the roots of today’s global environmental challenges.
As the endowed Willette Chair of Catholic Studies, Joel Bacon has spent the semester exploring how religious studies can spark dialogue and bridge differences through music, education, new experiences and open conversation.
