At Colorado State University, faculty, students and staff are working together to strengthen our democracy. This special report from SOURCE explores the work happening at CSU as well as answering those tough questions in order to blaze a path toward a healthy democracy.
What is the role of art in democracy? As part of Colorado State University’s Thematic Year of Democracy, the exhibition “Demonstrating Democracy” draws from the Gregory Allicar Museum’s permanent collection and helps people visually answer this question.
Dominik Stecula is an assistant professor of political science at Colorado State University. His research focuses on the intersection of political communication, political behavior and science communication in the American media. Stecula recently spoke on CSU’s The Audit podcast about the changing way people look at the media and democracy.
Sure, a political science 101 textbook might offer one definition, but students in a special Colorado State University class have been given a space to create their own, culminating in a Constitutional Convention at the end of the semester.
In 2023-24, CSU emphasized democracy and civic engagement for our thematic year. From screen to stage and the Supreme Court to Latin America, our faculty explore issues of democracy.
On Oct. 17, author and scholar of extremism and radicalization Cynthia Miller-Idriss will speak at “Hate in the Homeland: Far Right Threats to Democracy and What We Can Do,” part of Colorado State University’s Thematic Year of Democracy.
This special report from SOURCE explores the breadth of multidisciplinary, agricultural work happening at CSU — a place where researchers, students and food producers can all gather around a kind of university-wide table to acknowledge the vital importance of ag in Colorado and beyond.
Researchers in CSU’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences are partnering with the new Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources (STAR) program to help Colorado farmers and ranchers improve their land for future generations.
Given CSU’s breadth of expertise in all-things agriculture — from the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering and the Office of Extension and Engagement — we asked faculty to consider this important question.