Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2026
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of our outstanding faculty and staff for 2026.
Sociology Professor Tara Opsal named William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College of Liberal Arts
Tara Opsal, a professor and current chair of the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, has been named the William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College. A nationally respected public sociologist, Opsal advances community-engaged reform in the criminal legal system, examining how it produces harm and inequality and developing pathways for change. She is also the director of the Criminal Justice and Victimization Institute at Colorado State University. As Morgan Chair, Opsal will use dedicated time and resources to expand CJVI as a hub for community-engaged, interdisciplinary justice research across Colorado.
New abroad class taps into Belgium brewing culture
Beginning in January 2027, CSU students can quaff Belgium’s brewing culture in a new Anthropology class that takes students across Belgium for two weeks as part of an education abroad course experience.
Celebrating our Spring 2025 Outstanding Grads
Join us in celebrating our College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Grads for Spring 2025.
Celebrate CLA! faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2025
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty and staff for 2025.
CSU’s Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities Announces 2025-2026 Faculty Fellows
The Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities at Colorado State University has named four faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2025-2026: Abraham Khan, Nina McConigley, Brittney Sly, and Jonna Yarrington.
Bown’s New Book Offers Fresh View on Wyoming Landslide
Bown’s New Book Offers Fresh View on Wyoming Landslide February 2025 Josh Zaffos Anthropology and Geography faculty Thomas Bown, Ph.D, is the coauthor of a new book, Heart Mountain Detachment Fault: A Critical Reappraisal, published by Archway Publishing. Bown and Associate Teaching Professor Kim Nichols co-direct the CSU Paleontology Field School — which runs in […]
ANTH/GR Recognized as a Top Five U.S. Anthropology Program for Research Spending
CSU Anthropology and Geography Recognized as a Top Five U.S. Anthropology Program for Research Spending February 2025 Josh Zaffos The National Science Foundation’s latest, annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey lists CSU Anthropology and Geography as #5 for Anthropology research dollars, among all programs in the United States. The top-five ranking, based on […]
From Myth Maps to the Metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson Retires
From Myth Maps to the Metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson Retires December 2024 By Josh Zaffos After an exceptional forty-year-plus career of service and leadership in higher education, Colorado State University Professor of Geography Merrill Johnson is retiring. Johnson, a professor and administrator at CSU since 2015, has been among the leading advocates to develop […]
CSU’s Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities Announces 2024-2025 Faculty Fellows
The Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities at Colorado State University has named five College of Liberal Arts faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2024-2025: Kari Anderson, Carrie Chenault, Jessica Jackson, Tobi Jacobi and Emily Moore. The Faculty Fellows Program is designed to support and promote humanities-oriented scholarship and to foster fellowship among humanities faculty who either already conduct engaged research or are interested in doing so.