50th anniversary celebration of the American West Program

September 20, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm –

Bob Coonts: Interpreting the American West – Posters from the American West Program, 1974-2002

Tuesday, Sept. 20 –  5-7 p.m.

Nancy Richardson Design Center

Colorado State University Campus

Visit col.st/qUHte for the Digital History of AWP created by Leisl Carr-Childers.

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Brief remarks by:

John Gravdahl, Professor of Graphic Design | Leisl Carr-Childers, Associate Professor of History | Bob Coonts, Alumnus, Retired Faculty, and co-founder of CIIPE

No charge. No RSVP needed.

The AWP poster exhibition will be open Sept. 20-Oct. 18.

Living with the Colorado River Compact – Past, Present, and Future

September 26, 2022 @ All Day – SYMPOSIUM: Living with the Colorado River Compact – Past, Present, and Future CSU Lory Student Center Fort Collins, CO Sept. 26, 2022 | 8 AM – 4 PM See full schedule and information HERE     ABOUT THE WATER CENTER For nearly six decades, The Colorado Water Center has served the greater Colorado community to […]

Mobilizing Empathy: Media, Humanitarianism and the Armenian Genocide,” by Dr. Roy Knocke

October 25, 2022 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – The Department of Ethnic Studies in collaboration with the Department of History are delighted to announce the guest speaker talk, “Mobilizing Empathy: Media, Humanitarianism and the Armenian Genocide,” by Dr. Roy Knocke, an associate lecturer at the University of Potsdam and the Director of the Potsdam Lepsius House, a research center on the history of the Armenian genocide […]

Wolverine Farm Publick House Book Talk: Adam M. Sowards and “Making America’s Public Lands”

November 1, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm –

A Fort Collins Event Organized by the Public Lands History Center, the public is invited to the Wolverine Farm Publick House Book Talk: Adam M. Sowards and the “Making America’s Public Lands”

Adam M. Sowards is a historian and writer specializing in public lands and conservation in the US West, especially the Pacific Northwest.

“Making America’s Public Lands” tells the history of American public lands, gathering the work Sowards has done for twenty-five years in other books and articles.

Meyer Nathan Lecture Series

November 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Meyer Nathan Lecture Series: Nov 10th at 7 pm in Clark A 102 In this year’s Meyer Nathan Lecture, hear from CSU History’s Sarah Payne, Ph.D., and Ann Little, Ph.D., on reproductive rights, and the connection between those historic debates and the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe V. Wade, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.  […]

Furniss Lecture: Why History (Still) Needs Historians: Adventures at the Edge of Pandemic Studies

April 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Why History (Still) Needs Historians: Adventures at the Edge of Pandemic Studies Presented as the Furniss Lecture at Clark A 101 , Colorado State University, Fort Collins – 14 April 2023 – 7PM We’re honored to have Dr. Monica H. Green as our conference Lecturer. Abstract: In the past fifty years, the resurgence of old […]

International Election Observation -Missions for Democracy

October 2, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – This year for our Meyer Nathan Lecture, Dr. Martin Nekola will talk about international election observation missions, organized by the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe), their importance in the modern world and various challenges the observers generally face, based on his personal experience from seven such missions.   About the Speaker: Martin […]

Democracy’s Mountain, An Author Talk with Ruth M. Alexander

November 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – An Author Talk with Ruth M. Alexander on: Democracy’s Mountain Thursday November 16 | 7:00 PM | Avenir Museum –  216 E Lake St, Fort Collins, CO 80524 | Room 157 Book copies available for sale at the event free book signing | Refreshments and Cookies Provided ABOUT THE BOOK: At 14,259 feet, Longs Peak […]

2024 Furniss Lecture

April 11, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – The Lessons and Legacies of the Civil War for American Democracy Thursday April 11 | 6:30 PM   The Civil War is long past, but it remains ever-present. This lecture will explore the enduring political divisions, racial strife, and insurgent violence that followed from events after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Exploring this history helps us to […]