CSU’s Creative Writing MFA program: poetry, prose and the art of mentorship
With a small cohort size and opportunities for mentorship, the program has produced award-winning alumni who are thriving in their literary careers.
Writer’s block? Ramona Ausubel’s new craft book helps writers get ‘Unstuck’
CSU professor Ramona Ausubel’s new nonfiction book offers practical guidance for writers moving through creative blocks and reconnecting with their art. Published by Tin House, ‘Unstuck’ presents exercises and reflections drawn from Ausubel’s experience as a seasoned writer and teacher.
Celebrate! Colorado State award winners for 2026
Each year, Colorado State University celebrates the teaching, research and service achievements of CSU students, alumni and friends, academic faculty, administrative professionals and classified staff as part of the Celebrate! Colorado State Awards.
Celebrate! Colorado State provost award winners for 2026
The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President held a luncheon on April 22 to recognize its recipients for distinguished teaching and scholarship, faculty excellence, service, advising and leadership-related awards on behalf of the academic enterprise.
Graduate School awards Land Grant Fellowships to three incoming doctoral students
The fellowship supports the Graduate School’s goal of fostering excellence in scholarship, research, creative activity, community service and outreach, while advancing CSU’s land-grant mission of access and excellence across the graduate student population.
Full-circle moment: Student commencement interns are now grads
Two student interns are taking part in the graduation ceremonies they helped make happen last year.
From Oil Markets to Flooded Streets: Erin Douglas
Erin Douglas (B.A., ’18) built her career on a simple idea: journalism should serve people. From The Collegian to the Texas Tribune and the Boston Globe, her reporting has covered everything from power outages to flooding – always grounded in how climate change affects everyday life.
Seed funding granted to multidisciplinary research projects that support rural communities
Six CSU research projects designed to contribute to rural communities have received seed funding with the aim of enhancing interdisciplinary research and community engagement in Colorado.
Funding comes from the colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, along with the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Associate Professor of Political Science Matt Hitt publishes co-authored study of the impact of partisanship on American trust in the Supreme Court of the United States
Matt Hitt, associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and associate director of research at Colorado State University’s Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, has published a new exploration of the way that partisan political identity has come to affect our trust in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Two faculty members receive funds to adopt free, open access course materials
Erin Jordan, an instructor in the Department of History, and Alan Van Orden, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, have been selected to receive funding this summer as part of a pilot program on open educational resources.