Produced by professors Suzanne Faris and Tobi Jacobi, ‘Knowing Her: Women’s Work & Leadership at CSU, 1925-2025’ brings together works of art, narrative storytelling, and archival research to reflect the multifaceted experiences and voices of women faculty and staff at CSU.
Assistant Professor Nina McConigley’s play, Cowboys and East Indians, is coming to Denver’s biggest stage! Co-written by Matthew Spangler, the play will have its world premiere with the Denver Center Theatre Company during the 2025-2026 season.
Dan Beachy-Quick, interim chair of the English department and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, gave a public lecture on Orpheus at Boise State University on Feb. 28, as part of the Hemingway Center Reading Series.
Six months into teaching English as a Second Language in South Korea, Cairn Carr (’24) discusses her new job and shares how her undergraduate experience at CSU prepared her for living and working abroad.
In “Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover,” Perry explores the way candy acts as a conduit to greater conversations about art and philosophy, body image, love and desire, class and culinary history.
This past fall, MFA alum Carolina Bucheli Peñafiel was chosen as the latest Writer in Residence at Wolverine Farm Publick House. Check out the Q&A to learn more about her residency experience.
Roze Hentschell, professor of English and chief academic officer for CSU System, recently gave a keynote talk on “Centering Humanities Leadership in Higher Education” at the Utah Presidential Leadership Fellows convening.
Writer, editor and violinist Alex Keenan (’18) loves to tell a good story. Whether through words, music or roleplaying, crafting narratives allows her to connect with others daily at her job and in her personal life.
Ramona Ausubel, an associate professor of creative writing in the Department of English, has been named a 2025 Science + Literature award recipient by the National Book Foundation for her novel, The Last Animal.
The Department of English and College of Liberal Arts are thrilled to announce Dr. Julia Schleck has been appointed the next English Chair at CSU. Her five-year term will begin July 1, 2025.
