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Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2026
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The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of our outstanding faculty and staff for 2026.
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Interactive map: Ram Stories highlights how pandemic shaped lives of CSU students
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Read More: Interactive map: Ram Stories highlights how pandemic shaped lives of CSU studentsA team of CSU historians sought to capture the student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Ram Stories project. This oral history project is now available as an interactive map.
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Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2024
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Read More: Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2024The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty, staff, and volunteers for 2024.
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Childers named 2024-25 National Humanities Center Fellow
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Read More: Childers named 2024-25 National Humanities Center FellowChilders, who specializes in the modern American West and the environment, will be at the Center for the Fall 2024 semester working on his book, ‘The Mountains are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park.’
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CSU students named Critical Language Scholars by U.S. Department of State
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Read More: CSU students named Critical Language Scholars by U.S. Department of StateThe U.S. Department of State recently selected two Colorado State University undergraduates as Critical Language Scholars, a prestigious program that provides intensive overseas language and cultural immersion for college students.
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Environmental Humanities: Learn and live in the mountains
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Read More: Environmental Humanities: Learn and live in the mountainsThe Environmental Humanities program explores the relationship between humans and the natural environment at CSU’s Mountain Campus.
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Assistant Vice Provost Andrea Duffy named American Council on Education Fellow
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Read More: Assistant Vice Provost Andrea Duffy named American Council on Education FellowShe is one of only 26 Fellows selected nationally, following her nomination by President Amy Parsons and a thorough application process.
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CSU College of Liberal Arts Dean Ben Withers leaves large impact
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Read More: CSU College of Liberal Arts Dean Ben Withers leaves large impactAfter eight years at CSU, the College of Liberal Arts dean heads to Iowa State University as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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From ground to grind: Local coffee roasters share rich history with CSU
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Read More: From ground to grind: Local coffee roasters share rich history with CSUThirty-two years ago, CSU alumni Paulo and Peggy Neves and their two teenage sons moved to the United States from Bahia, Brazil, and started roasting coffee beans in a small backyard shed at their home in Fort Collins.
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Echoes of past promises: democracy and the National Park Service
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Read More: Echoes of past promises: democracy and the National Park ServiceRuth Alexander’s research into the history of climbing at Rocky Mountain National Park revealed important stories to tell about access to our public lands.
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Peoples of a Sonoran Desert Oasis Recovering the Lost History and Culture of Quitobaquito
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Read More: Peoples of a Sonoran Desert Oasis Recovering the Lost History and Culture of QuitobaquitoIn the southwestern corner of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, on the border between Arizona and Mexico, one finds Quitobaquito, the second-largest oasis in the Sonoran Desert. There, with some effort, one might also find remnants of once-thriving O’odham communities and their predecessors with roots reaching back at least 12,000…
