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.
Ernesto Sagás publishes new book about Latino Colorado
Ernesto Sagás publishes ‘Latino Colorado: The Struggle for Equality in the Centennial State’ with the University Press of Colorado.
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.
RGES Distinguished Lecture Series Returns for Spring 2025
Josh Zaffos March 2025 The Distinguished Lecture Series on Race, Gender and Ethnic Studies at CSU returns this spring to welcome scholars from around the country to give public talks, meet with reading groups, and connect with students, faculty and CSU community members.C. Riley Snorton, of University of Chicago, will speak on campus on Thursday, […]
Race, Gender and Ethnic Studies announces Distinguished Lecture Series for Fall 2024
This fall, the Distinguished Lecture Series on Race, Gender and Ethnic Studies will welcome leading scholars from around the country to give public talks, meet with reading groups, and connect with students, faculty, and CSU community members.
Doreen Martinez named to the Culture of Health Leaders Institute for Racial Healing
The Culture of Health Leaders Institute for Racial Healing, a program of the National Collaborative for Health Equity funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has selected Colorado State University faculty member Doreen E. Martinez to join its third national cohort.
Ethnic Studies Associate Professor Ray Black selected as fellow in Mellon-funded humanities leadership program
Dr. Ray Black, an associate professor of Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, will represent CSU in the Humanities Academy as our WICHE Fellow for 2024-2026.
Department of Ethnic Studies receives CSU’s first Mellon grant
The CSU Department of Ethnic Studies received a $100,000 Mellon Grant to create a Distinguished Lecture Series in race, gender, and ethnic studies. The series, which will resume in the fall of 2024, will bring important scholars to CSU for public talks, reading groups, and meetings.
Insights Speaker Series: Humans and the environment
This Insights Speaker Series installment features three CLA faculty highlighting the relationship between humans and the environment.