Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity’s most important rituals
The 14th century is known for catastrophe.
Telling Untold Stories: A profile of Kristy Ornelas, first-year student in the history graduate program
Kristy Ornelas is inspired to tell the histories of diverse communities through public history. She is pursuing a master’s degree in the CSU Department of History because of the program’s emphasis on public history and established relationship with the National Parks Service.
Us Versus Them: The ‘wicked problem’ of how we talk to each other in 2020
Political polarization in an election year is nothing new. But in 2020, when you add to the mix deep divisions, it seems as if we’ve forgotten how to talk to each other about what is ailing society and how to fix it.
CLA research and creative scholarship – growing alongside CSU
Over the past five years, Colorado State University’s College of Liberal Arts has experienced a period of exponential growth in funded research. From 2014 to 2019, funding increased by 54.3 percent, with the number of funded projects nearly doubling from 27 to 45. Year-over-year, research funding grew 13.8 percent from 2018 to 2019. The growth […]
CSU faculty writing history of the modern U.S. Forest Service
Originally posted in Source by Jeff Dodge Two Colorado State University faculty members have received a four-year, $200,000 grant to write an updated history of the U.S. Forest Service. Michael Childers and Leisl Carr Childers are assistant professors in the Department of History who left the University of Northern Iowa in 2018 to join CSU’s […]
Alumna and Deerfield Fellow Natalie Cozart introduces the unparalleled opportunities and knowledge a history degree provides
Originally published in Source by Peyton Dailey Holding an authentic letter written by the infamous Alexander Hamilton, standing in the hallowed halls of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, and sleeping under the roof of a traditional federal-style house; this is the way to experience history hands-on, literally walking in the footsteps of our predecessors. […]
Summertime Standouts: Summer 2019
Jayleen Sorano and Craig Somers, CSU students, summertime experiences.
CSU played key role in restoration of Apollo 11 Mission Control Center
The Public Lands History Center at Colorado State University played an integral role in restoring the Johnson Space Center’s Apollo Mission Control Center that was used during the Apollo 11 moon landing 50 years ago.
NEH awards CSU $350,000 grant for Colorado Encyclopedia
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded Colorado State University a $350,000 grant to enhance and expand the Colorado Encyclopedia, an online compendium of information on life in Colorado.
Out of the Archives: History alumna’s journey into an unexpected career
For Alta Compton, a history alumna from Colorado State University, passion for helping others and a versatile skill set developed in college guided her to find a meaningful and unexpected career.