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Kjerstin Thorson named dean of CSU’s College of Liberal Arts

June 12, 2024

Thorson previously served as the associate dean for strategic initiatives in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University.

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Ethnic Studies Associate Professor Ray Black selected as fellow in Mellon-funded humanities leadership program

June 6, 2024

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.

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Department of Ethnic Studies receives CSU’s first Mellon grant

May 8, 2024

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

May 3, 2024

This Insights Speaker Series installment features three CLA faculty highlighting the relationship between humans and the environment.

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Haiti is in crisis, but foreign intervention comes with an ugly past

March 19, 2024

It is increasingly becoming clear that Haiti has neither the means nor the ability to pull itself out of this quagmire on its own, raising the prospect of – and calls for – foreign intervention. So far, to that end, Kenya has offered 1,000 armed policemen; other countries may chip in. The United States and Europe have pledged millions of dollars in aid.