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.
History Matters: faculty create hyperlocal history curriculum for Northern Colorado
Colorado State University’s History Matters project is transforming how local history is taught in Colorado classrooms by using a hyperlocal, place-based focus, the project builds equity-driven curricula that center the under told histories of Fort Collins, Northern Colorado and the state of 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.
What the U.S. can learn from Latin America about democracy
CSU Professor Ernesto Sagás talked about the political upsets Latin American democracies have seen in recent years, and what the U.S. can learn from them.
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.
More than a catchphrase: CSU alumna is shining example of ‘student success’
After a very difficult upbringing, Delilah Lopez graduated from CSU in May some help from members of the Ram family and the Native American community in Fort Collins.
Kjerstin Thorson named dean of CSU’s College of Liberal Arts
Thorson previously served as the associate dean for strategic initiatives in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University.