Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2026
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of our outstanding faculty and staff for 2026.
CSU System Board of Governors welcomes Kayla Garcia, president and CEO of Girls, Inc. of Metro Denver
Kayla Garcia, a nonprofit leader who was educated at Colorado State University, grew up in Pueblo, and holds deep ties to the state of Colorado, was named to the Colorado State University System Board of Governors, following confirmation by the Colorado General Assembly on April 27. Garcia, an alumna of CSU, is president and CEO of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, where she leads a youth-serving organization serving more than 3,000 girls annually.
CSU’s Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities Announces 2026-2027 Faculty Fellows
The Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities at Colorado State University has named four faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2026-2027: Maura Velazquez Castillo, Johnny Plastini, Nabile Galván Garcia, and Sarah Cooper.
Sociology Professor Tara Opsal named William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College of Liberal Arts
Tara Opsal, a professor and current chair of the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, has been named the William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College. A nationally respected public sociologist, Opsal advances community-engaged reform in the criminal legal system, examining how it produces harm and inequality and developing pathways for change. She is also the director of the Criminal Justice and Victimization Institute at Colorado State University. As Morgan Chair, Opsal will use dedicated time and resources to expand CJVI as a hub for community-engaged, interdisciplinary justice research across Colorado.
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.