Category: News
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History Colorado announces new State Historian’s Council
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Read More: History Colorado announces new State Historian’s CouncilDENVER, Colo. (July 16, 2018) ━ Today, History Colorado announced the formation of its first State Historian’s Council in its 139-year history in Colorado. The State Historian’s Council will be led by noted historian and author Dr. Tom Noel, who will be joined on the council by respected historians from across the state.…
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Retired professor reaches out to help CLA students
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Read More: Retired professor reaches out to help CLA studentsDan Tyler was happy to help in 2012 when former CSU President Tony Frank asked if he could assist students closing in on graduation who were struggling financially. The result was the Gateway to Graduation Scholarship, which has helped dozens of students in the College of Liberal Arts reach the…
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Dr. James Hansen, Author of Democracy’s College in the Centennial State, Reflects on CSU’s 150th Anniversary
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Read More: Dr. James Hansen, Author of Democracy’s College in the Centennial State, Reflects on CSU’s 150th AnniversaryMost of my professional life has encompassed researching, preserving, and writing about CSU’s past. I came Fort Collins in 1966 with a background in the history of higher education, and six years later, initiated a project that resulted in an institutional archive and a comprehensive study, Democracy’s College in the…
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Dr. Michael Mansfield and CSU student, Landon Schmidt, invite a WWII nurse and a German survivor to share their experiences
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Read More: Dr. Michael Mansfield and CSU student, Landon Schmidt, invite a WWII nurse and a German survivor to share their experiencesMorrison 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.
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Sharing the Lessons Learned during the 2013 Colorado Flood
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Read More: Sharing the Lessons Learned during the 2013 Colorado FloodWhat 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.
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Why I Study Public History by Jordan Kearschner
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Read More: Why I Study Public History by Jordan KearschnerIn the age of “fake news,” museum professionals and others in the public historical field, can, and must, set an example to be held accountable for the truth.
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Beer-In 50th Anniversary
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Read More: Beer-In 50th AnniversaryThe 1968 Beer-In at CSU was about students rights on campus, more than about getting 3.2 beer at the Ramskeller.
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Dr. Thomas Cauvin Directs “Theo’s Choice/Le Choix de Theo”, A Documentary on French Education in Louisiana
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Read More: Dr. Thomas Cauvin Directs “Theo’s Choice/Le Choix de Theo”, A Documentary on French Education in LouisianaA new documentary film by Dr. Thomas Cauvin, Theo’s Choice/Le Choix de Theo, takes viewers into French immersion classrooms of southwest Louisiana. The film explores the complex Cajun identity through the idea of choice – the choice to speak, learn, and sometimes even teach, the French language in modern Louisiana.
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Summer 2018 Highlights for Students and Faculty
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Read More: Summer 2018 Highlights for Students and FacultyFrom Normany to Baja, our students and faculty traveled to interesting places and did some great things this summer.
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Dr. Tracy Brady and Fort Collins teachers collaborate on a K-12 teaching workshop
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Read More: Dr. Tracy Brady and Fort Collins teachers collaborate on a K-12 teaching workshopOn 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…