Hate in the Homeland: Speaker looks at surprisingly mainstream roots where far-right extremism is cultivated

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.

50 years after the fall of democracy in Chile: Professor of Spanish discusses legacy of the coup

Fifty years ago, General Augusto Pinochet led a violent coup to overthrow Chile’s elected President Salvador Allende, taking Chile into 17 years of military rule. Assistant Professor of Spanish, Carmen Martin Quijada, who studies and examines literature on Dictatorial and Post-Dictatorial Chile, discussed the legacy of the coup.