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 […]
The Doctors Are In! Milestone Achievement for Students and Department Josh Zaffos This spring, Kelton Meyer, Ph.D. and Zoey Walder-Hoge, Ph.D. became the first-ever Anthropology Ph.D. students graduated from Colorado State University. The individual achievements also represent a department landmark as the first two students to complete the Anthropology doctoral program since it launched in […]
Join us in celebrating our College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Grads for Spring 2025.
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty and staff for 2025.
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.
Anthropology M.A., 2010 As executive director of LEAP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to local food access and equity around Roanoke, Virginia, Maureen McNamara Best’s work requires fluency and familiarity with agriculture, economics, health, policy, and the environment – so it’s a good thing she studied anthropology, she says. “I think a lot about how you can […]
The College of Liberal Arts is hosting the second Democracy Summit at CSU, March 5-7, 2025.
https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/research-creative/cla-democracy-summit/
Events are free and open to the public.
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 […]
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 […]
CSU paleoanthropologist Michael Pante was part of the team that uncovered evidence suggesting that early human ancestors were present in Europe 1.95 million years ago.
