Echoes of past promises: democracy and the National Park Service
Ruth Alexander’s research into the history of climbing at Rocky Mountain National Park revealed important stories to tell about access to our public lands.
Liberal Arts and Health
In 2022-23, CSU embarked on a thematic year of health. From artists to sociologists, our faculty explored issues of health.
CSU History Professor Makes 3rd Appearance on NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”
To the experts and enthusiasts of early North American history, Ann Little, Ph.D., is perhaps best known for her work as a CSU professor of 21 years and as an award-winning author. But to the viewers who tuned into the July 31 episode of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”, Little was the expert […]
Dr. Michael Mansfield and CSU student, Landon Schmidt, invite a WWII nurse and a German survivor to share their experiences
Morrison and Schendel experienced the war in very different ways. Morrison was an American nurse who tended to soldiers at the Battle of the Bulge while Schendel was forced into the Hitler Youth and endured Allied bombings. But they both endured the suffering of World War II.
Sharing the Lessons Learned during the 2013 Colorado Flood
What can a historian do in response to life-threatening flooding? Quite a lot it turns out. By documenting the communication, cooperation, and activity of natural disaster responders, historians capture the knowledge and information-sharing process that is so crucial to future response and recovery.
Beer-In 50th Anniversary
The 1968 Beer-In at CSU was about students rights on campus, more than about getting 3.2 beer at the Ramskeller.
Summer 2018 Highlights for Students and Faculty
From Normany to Baja, our students and faculty traveled to interesting places and did some great things this summer.
Dr. Tracy Brady and Fort Collins teachers collaborate on a K-12 teaching workshop
On Thursday 1st March, twenty-five teachers attended the first of two collaboration days between CSU’s History department and Social Studies teachers from across the district. The individuals most responsible for establishing this fruitful link up were Kurt Knierim of Rocky Mountain High School, Dan Rypma from Fossil Ridge and CSU’s Tracy Brady. The morning started […]
History Students Conduct Fieldwork in Rocky Mountain National Park
The Parks as Portals to Learning Program uses repeat photography to help Rocky Mountain National Park staff assess resource management.
Historians on CSU’s Inaugural Semester at Sea
Howkins lead students through the cloud forest of Monteverde to a cooking school in Rome.