On the wagon for Dry January? Learn about its history and our relationship with alcohol
CSU History Instructor David Korostyshevsky discusses the origins of Dry January and humanity’s complex relationship with alcohol.
Duffy’s book explores impact of modern imperialism on environment
Andrea Duffy wrote The Nature of Empire: Modern Imperialism and the Roots of the Anthropocene, which traces the complex and conflicting ways that the environment transformed and was transformed by imperial ventures in five modern states: Britain, France, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan. It is a resource for anyone seeking to better understand the roots of today’s global environmental challenges.
Professor of History Robert Gudmestad publishes first full account of the Civil War-era Mississippi River Squadron
Robert Gudmestad, a professor of history and current chair of the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts, recently published the first comprehensive story of the Mississippi River Squadron a Union naval fleet that patrolled the Mississippi river and its tributaries during the United States Civil War and played a significant role in securing both freedom for many enslaved people and a victory for the Union.
Three CLA employees receive City of Fort Collins Human Relations Award for 2025
Beth Seymour, Jessica Jackson, and Alexander Pittman are receiving a Human Relations Award from the City of Fort Collins in Dec 2025.
History Matters: faculty create hyperlocal history curriculum for Northern Colorado
Colorado State University’s History Matters project is transforming how local history is taught in Colorado classrooms by using a hyperlocal, place-based focus, the project builds equity-driven curricula that center the under told histories of Fort Collins, Northern Colorado and the state of Colorado.
History professor selected to Colorado Education Commission
History Assistant Professor selected to Colorado Education Commission.
In memory: Jean S. Griswold was a person who included all
Griswold, who was born on Oct. 6, 1929, built her life on a simple idea: People flourish when they are welcomed and invited into one another’s lives.
Remembering Jim Hansen: ‘The keeper of Colorado State University’s story’
James Emil “Jim” Hansen II, who chronicled the definitive history of Colorado State University in several books and founded the CSU archives, passed away on Aug. 27 at the age of 86 after a long struggle with Huntington’s disease.
Butterfly Pavilion, CSU launch exhibit on Colorado’s native bees
The exhibit, which opened Sept. 12, shines a spotlight on the more than 1,000 native bee species that call Colorado home, in many dazzling, quirky and surprising in ways most people have never seen before.
Giving Gaffers: Retired CSU history faculty raising money for the department
A 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.