Comedians have been joking about politics for probably as long as there have been politicians. But in the past few years, there’s been a noticeable shift in political comedy.
Matthew Hitt, an associate professor of political science at Colorado State University, broke down the history of the Electoral College, why it exists and how it works.
Natalie Pennington is an assistant professor of communication studies at CSU who studies the dynamics of friendships. Here are some of her key insights for navigating political conversations ahead of the 2024 election and beyond.
Tara Opsal has taken over as chair of the CSU Department of Sociology, becoming the first woman-identified faculty member to hold this position in the department.
Colorado State University’s sponsored project expenditures have set a record once again, growing from $498 million in the 2022-23 fiscal year to $576 million in 2023-24 – marking a 15% increase and surpassing $500 million for the first time in the institution’s history.
Few people expected the campaign to elect the first woman president to spark a referendum on masculinity, but what it means to be a man has become “arguably the most dominant theme of this year’s elections,” according to MSNBC’s Ja’han Jones.
As election season heats up, instructors across campus are invited to attend an event on Thursday, Oct. 10, designed to equip them with tools to navigate polarizing issues in the classroom.