2026 College Awards Announcement
The 2026 College of Liberal Arts awards are announced.
Wilson Wins 2025 CSU Outstanding Distance Educator Award
Wilson Wins 2025 CSU Outstanding Distance Educator Award Josh Zaffos February 6, 2025 Dr. Emily Wilson, faculty in the Department of Anthropology and Geography and the Honors Program, has won the 2025 Outstanding Distance Educator Award from CSU Online. Wilson leads classes that cover classical archaeology, including popular CSU Online offerings, Ancient Sex, Drugs, and […]
Conversations on agricultural labor in prisons and cannibalistic behavior from early humans
CSU anthropology and geography research explore power, place, justice, and humanity’s past.
Alumni Survey Results: Liberal Arts provides versatility, confidence, and careers with impact
More than 1,600 College of Liberal Arts alumni responded to our career survey last year. The results were clear: A liberal arts degree from CSU leads to meaningful work, adaptable careers, and lasting confidence.
Anthropologists will gather at CSU for conference on housing and dwelling
The April 9-11 conference will focus on changing household composition and livelihood strategies, particularly in the wake of mass foreclosures, evictions, migration and public health crises across urban, rural and transnational settings.
Marilyn Baker Quinn (ANTH BA 1976)
Anthropology B.A., 1976 Marilyn Baker Quinn built a remarkable career in higher education and public administration, shaping policies and programs that supported thousands of students and families. Her strategy for a rewarding career? Although I did not work directly in anthropology, my approach to my work was shaped by what I learned in CSU Anthropology,” […]
Mothering Monkeys: Shelby Calvin
Shelby Calvin: Baby Mom Intern, Vervet Monkey Foundation, South Africa By Josh Zaffos Shelby Calvin approached her final year of school knowing she wanted a hands-on experience working with wildlife. As a Fish, Conservation, and Wildlife Biology major and Anthropology minor (2025), she was especially interested in studying primates and she found what she was […]
Madeline Duplechain (Kunkel) (ANTH BA 2019)
Anthropology: Archaeology B.A., 2019 Madeline Duplechain (nee Kunkel) wasn’t picturing a career in emergency response management when she graduated with an Anthropology BA and Archaeology concentration in 2019. Emergency managers are focused on the here and now; archaeologists are more preoccupied with the past. But natural disasters and large-scale accidents — from wildfires and landslides […]
Terry Haynes (ANTH MA 1976, BA 1972)
Anthropology M.A., 1976, B.A., 1972 Terry Haynes (ANTH BA 1972, MA 1976) grew up in rural eastern Colorado and arrived at CSU in the late 1960s. Away from home for the first time, Haynes was overwhelmed — Fort Collins was the big city for a kid from Haxtun, population 990 — and he quickly lost […]
Petersen-Perlman Brings Flood of Water Interests as New Geography Faculty
Petersen-Perlman Brings Flood of Water Interests as New Geography Faculty Josh Zaffos September 2, 2025 Anyone who has studied and worked on water topics knows the adage, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for…fighting.” Assistant Professor of Geography Jacob Petersen-Perlman who studies water conflict can’t argue that water is at the root of many tense […]