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CSU’s The Audit podcast: Are we loving our national parks to death?
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Yosemite National Park welcomes more than 4 million visitors each year, but those visits come at a steep environmental cost. National parks historian Michael Childers discusses the impact of the…
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Nora Simón, Fort Collins District Office for Congressman Joe Neguse, 2019
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Read More: Nora Simón, Fort Collins District Office for Congressman Joe Neguse, 2019My favorite part of this experience was gaining a new understanding of how history plays a role in the legislative process.
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Logan Haas, Public Lands History Center, 2019
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Read More: Logan Haas, Public Lands History Center, 2019During this internship I had the opportunity to see the day to day operation of a research based organization, assist in organizing a Brown Bag lunch, help advertise the American West Program, and write a blog post for the PLHC’s website. When I first started I was nervous that I…
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Charlie Dreyer, Documentary Film Project Internship, 2019
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Read More: Charlie Dreyer, Documentary Film Project Internship, 2019Throughout my time both volunteering and interning with the CSU150 project, I have found myself learning new and interesting History, gaining new skills, and improving my ability to convey information to others in a positive and enjoyable manner.
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Suazo Brandt, Public Lands History Center, 2019
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Read More: Suazo Brandt, Public Lands History Center, 2019At the PLHC we built oral history info documents, reorganized oral histories, and worked as part of a team preserving important historic information.
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Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 bill
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Read More: Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 billHarriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and eventually an abolitionist. Her belief in God helped her remain fearless.
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Collaboration with Poudre School District
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Read More: Collaboration with Poudre School DistrictBy Kurt Knierim “This is some of the best professional development I have ever attended,” said a participant in the third installment of a collaboration between the CSU Department of History and social studies teachers throughout Poudre School District. With the demise of the federal Teaching American History grants in…
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A Letter from the “Gaffers”
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Read More: A Letter from the “Gaffers”By Ken Rock with contributions by Jim Hansen, Dave McComb, Loren Crabtree, and fellow Gaffers We who later became known as “the Gaffers,” were once young historians but have made the transition from active faculty to Professors Emeriti. Our numbers have included David McComb, Art Worrall, Bill Griswold, Wayne Clegern,…
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Department of History News – Fall 2020
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Read More: Department of History News – Fall 2020The Department of History is keeping busy during these challenging times. There are many accomplishments and updates to share and celebrate among our students, faculty, and staff. Faculty and Staff News Ann Little was awarded one of three Howard H. Peckham Fellowships by the Clements Library, University of Michigan and…
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Jared Orsi and Sarah Payne Win Teaching Awards in 2017
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Read More: Jared Orsi and Sarah Payne Win Teaching Awards in 2017History faculty are recognized by the administration, colleagues, and students in the College of Liberal Arts Jared Orsi received the Ann Gill Excellence in Teaching Award. This is a prestigious award in CSU’s College of Liberal Arts. It was created to recognize faculty members who are instrumental in students becoming…
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CSU students provide Windsor with historical chronicle of churches, factory
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Read More: CSU students provide Windsor with historical chronicle of churches, factoryA group of CSU graduate students recently gained professional experience in the art of going back in time by performing a historical analysis of churches and a sugar-beet factory in the town of Windsor. Adam Thomas, an instructor in the Department of History who had previously done a historical analysis…