Frank Boring is seen here outside of the CSU History Main Office holding his 2021 Telly Award for his documentary “The Great Experiment: Colorado State University 150 Year History” made through CSI Films On PBS. Frank collaborated with History faculty, Dr. Jared Orsi and undergraduate student, Charlie Dreyer to create this documentary, highlighting the history […]
The exponential growth in visitors is generating pollution and putting wildlife at risk to a degree that threatens the future of the park system.
Yufna Soldier Wolf works with CSU and the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery to preserve her father, Mark Soldier Wolf’s, collection of Northern Arapaho documents
When the Confederate army surrendered in April 1865, graybacks lost any remaining value they might have had.
Harriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and eventually an abolitionist. Her belief in God helped her remain fearless.
By 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 2011, there was a void […]
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, Dan Tyler, Jim Jordan, John […]
The 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 co-edited the Fall 2019 issue […]
A 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 of downtown Windsor, turned to […]
Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. Major Problems in American Women’s History is the leading reader for courses on the history of American women, covering the subject’s entire chronological span. While attentive […]