Category: Events
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Black History Month: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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Read More: Black History Month: Dr. Ibram X. KendiToday’s featured author is a bit of a departure. Up to now, we’ve been featuring historical figures. Today, we are featuring a modern day historian. Ibram X. Kendi is a New York Times best-selling author and award-winning historian at the University of Florida. His second book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive…
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Black History Month: Phillis Wheatley
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Read More: Black History Month: Phillis WheatleyTaken from Africa when she was only about seven years old, Phillis Wheatley was a slave. She was also the first published African-American female and one of the best-known poets of her time. The family who owned her taught her to read and write, allowed her an education that at the time…
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Black History Month: James Baldwin
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Read More: Black History Month: James BaldwinJames Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. Born in Harlem, he loved reading and showed a special talent for writing at an early age. He first published at 21 years old (outside the poems, short stories, and plays he’d published in his high school newspaper),…
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Black History Month: Frederick Douglass
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Read More: Black History Month: Frederick DouglassOur current president didn’t make the traditional official proclamation designating February as Black History Month yesterday, but he did make a statement. Addressing a small group of African American aides and supporters to kick off Black History Month, he mentioned Frederick Douglass, but seemed to be confused about who he…
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Black American History Month: Langston Hughes
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Read More: Black American History Month: Langston HughesJames Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist born on February 1, 1902, (Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes!). He was one of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry, and is considered a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City. Along with poetry, he wrote…
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Black History Month
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Read More: Black History MonthVideo: Origins of Black History Month, “A brief look at the history of African Americans and Black History Month” from the History Channel. Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans, and is a time for recognizing the central role…
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Adaptive Challenges Symposium: On Work, Knowledge, and Safety in the U.S. Fireservice
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Read More: Adaptive Challenges Symposium: On Work, Knowledge, and Safety in the U.S. FireserviceOn Friday, firefighters, researchers, and fire-service officials are gathering at the Colorado State University Powerhouse Campus for the Adaptive Challenges Symposium. The event is sponsored by Poudre Fire Authority and organized by Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Tim Amidon in collaboration with Professor Elizabeth Williams in Communication Studies, Professor…
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Nora Naranjo Morse Visit: Magic and Medicine
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Read More: Nora Naranjo Morse Visit: Magic and Medicine~by English Department Communications Coordinator Jill Salahub Phi Beta Kappa along with the English department welcomed poet and sculptor Nora Naranjo Morse to CSU for a two day series of events – class presentations and discussions with students, as well as a public lecture. She will travel to ten…
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Fork Socket Reading
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Read More: Fork Socket Reading~from English Department Communications Intern Joyce Bohling At the first ForkSocket reading of the 2016-2017 school year, on the evening of September 23 at Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House, I decided that I like gummy bears better than wine. There are a lot of things I love about ForkSocket,…
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9 Tips for CSU English Majors Considering Graduate School
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Read More: 9 Tips for CSU English Majors Considering Graduate School~from English Department Communications Intern Joyce Bohling Thinking about applying to graduate school in English or another liberal arts field? Last Friday, a panel consisting of Academic Success Coordinators Joanna Doxey and Sarah Wernsing, along with Professor Ellen Brinks, presented to an audience of undergraduate students to address questions and concerns…