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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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Bog Powder, Breadmaking & What It Means to Expand
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Read More: Bog Powder, Breadmaking & What It Means to ExpandUndergraduate Work: Gold rush women Bog Powder, Breadmaking & What It Means to Expand How Natural Leaveners Helped Gold Rush Women Adapt to the American West This project was a semester-long research endeavor for HIST 392: Seminar on Historical Methods. It explored the historical significance of naturally leavened bread among…
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The Women of Antioch: Gender and Political Culture, 1095–1204
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Read More: The Women of Antioch: Gender and Political Culture, 1095–1204The Women of Antioch is both a biography of four women—Constance, Alice, Constance II, and Maria, all connected through marriage or birth to the crusader principality of Antioch—and an analysis of the political cultures within which they maneuvered, including eleventh-century France, Norman Italy, Antioch and Byzantium. The book’s comparative perspective facilitates…
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Profitable Offices: Corruption, Anticorruption, and the Formation of Venezuela’s Neopatrimonial State, 1908-1948
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Read More: Profitable Offices: Corruption, Anticorruption, and the Formation of Venezuela’s Neopatrimonial State, 1908-1948During the crucial period of its formation, the opposing forces of corruption and anticorruption shaped Venezuela’s new national state and its relationship with society. National strongman Juan Vicente Gómez, who ruled from 1908 to 1935, fastened control over key areas of the economy, extracted wealth from the Venezuelan people, and…
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CSU selected as new host for the Western Historical Quarterly
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Read More: CSU selected as new host for the Western Historical QuarterlyAfter a decade under the stewardship of the University of Oklahoma, the Western Historical Quarterly (WHQ), has been placed with a new Institutional Host at Colorado State University. Founded in 1969, the WHQ has been the official journal of the Western History Association (WHA), an organization centered on the study…
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Giving Gaffers: Retired CSU history faculty raising money for the department
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Read More: Giving Gaffers: Retired CSU history faculty raising money for the departmentA group of retired Colorado State University faculty from the Department of History has launched a special fundraising campaign for the department as a public display of support during a difficult time for the liberal arts and all of higher education.
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CSU undergraduate honored with two international scholarships
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Read More: CSU undergraduate honored with two international scholarshipsColorado State University undergraduate Ryan Simmons has earned not one, but two prestigious scholarships dedicated to studying language internationally.
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Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity
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Read More: Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identityAs summer approaches, millions of Americans begin planning or taking trips to state and national parks, seeking to explore the wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities across the nation.
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Celebrate CLA! faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2025
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Read More: Celebrate CLA! faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2025The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty and staff for 2025.
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Awards and Honors CLA Community CLA Dean’s Office College of Liberal Arts Faculty Faculty News History Latest Headlines Latest News NewsJessica Jackson receives Faculty Excellence Teaching Scholar Award
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Read More: Jessica Jackson receives Faculty Excellence Teaching Scholar AwardAssociate Professor of History and Director of Social Studies Teaching Jessica Jackson was selected as a recipient of the Faculty Excellence Teaching Scholar Award for 2025. The award honors early-career faculty to recognize their dedication to student success and achievement through innovative teaching practices, course design, and curriculum design. Those…
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Rams Write: Spring 2025
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Read More: Rams Write: Spring 2025An analysis of American military commitments abroad. A debut poetry collection. A set of micro-essays organized by candy color. These are just a few of the diverse works published this spring by Colorado State University faculty and staff.