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A Letter from the “Gaffers”

November 20, 2020
Gaffers meeting at a local Fort Collins restaurant

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 […]

Department of History News – Fall 2020

November 20, 2020

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 […]

CSU students provide Windsor with historical chronicle of churches, factory

November 20, 2020

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 […]

History Colorado announces new State Historian’s Council

July 29, 2020

DENVER, 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. The new council will include […]

Retired professor reaches out to help CLA students

July 29, 2020

Dan 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 finish line and earn degrees. Tyler, […]

New COVID-19 health protocols piloted in three CSU summer classes

July 23, 2020
Students entering

Three summer courses are providing a glimpse of the new normal at Colorado State University, at least for the fall, as faculty and students return to campus with new health protocols prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Retired professor reaches out to help CLA students

July 17, 2020
Dan Tyler square

Dan Tyler, retired professor of history, is using his good fortune to help students in the College of Liberal Arts make ends meet during the pandemic.

Union gunboats didn’t just attack rebel military sites – they went after civilian property, too

January 30, 2020
Civil War gunboat

During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River.

Why are there seven days in a week?

January 13, 2020
Calendar and pen

The Babylonians were astute observers and interpreters of the heavens, and it is largely thanks to them that our weeks are seven days long.

Trump’s border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse history

December 5, 2019
Border Wall under construction

While the waters of Quitobaquito have attracted a wide array of peoples for more than 10,000 years, each wave of newcomers tends to erase the evidence of those who came before them.