Category: News
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Creative Writing Reading Series: MFA Reading
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: MFA Reading~from Ciara Baird Andrew Altschul, the director of the Creative Writing Reading Series at CSU, started the night with a thanks to sponsors who have made the reading series possible. After that, Harrison Fletcher took the microphone introducing the first reader of the evening, Cherie Nelson who is working on her…
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Black History Month: Oscars 2019
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Read More: Black History Month: Oscars 2019There were a lot of firsts during last night’s Oscar ceremony, worth celebrating whether it’s Black History Month or not (but it just so happens to be). Regina King won her first Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in If Beale Street Could Talk. Not only was it her first win, it…
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News of Note
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Read More: News of NoteHarrison Candelaria Fletcher had a triptych lyric essay, “Dawn,” published in The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, and another lyric essay, “Open Season,” selected for the upcoming Best of Brevity anthology. Both are part of a book-length project on mixed-ness. Ricki Ginsberg and Wendy Glenn were invited to adapt their study for the National Council of Teachers…
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Black History Month: Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde
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Read More: Black History Month: Happy Birthday, Toni Morrison and Audre LordeToday in Black History Month, we have two very special birthdays to celebrate: Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde. Audre Lorde was a black writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, teacher, and civil rights activist, who described herself as a “lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” Her poems and prose largely dealt with issues related to civil…
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Black History Month: Langston Hughes
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Read More: Black History Month: Langston HughesBorn in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, Langston Hughes is known primarily for his jazz poetry during the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes worked to depict the actual lives of African Americans during the 1920s in the United States. “In Hughes’s own words, his poetry is about ‘workers, roustabouts, and singers, and job…
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Black History Month: Stacey Abrams
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Read More: Black History Month: Stacey AbramsA record 127 women are currently serving in Congress, including 47 women of color. There are now 102 women serving in the House — the largest number in U.S. history. Last night another historical moment occurred when Stacy Abrams became the first-ever African American woman to give the formal response…
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Study Abroad: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Energy Transitions in Europe
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Read More: Study Abroad: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Energy Transitions in EuropeStudy Abroad: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Energy Transitions in Europe This CSU faculty-led summer program focuses on interdisciplinary perspectives of energy transitions in Europe. Students travel to three countries to examine questions about energy and climate within several different cultural contexts. Course Information Course Title: E482A: Study Abroad: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Energy…
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Black History Month: Camille Dungy
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Read More: Black History Month: Camille DungyLast year, during Black History Month, Camille Dungy helped us celebrate by sharing a reading list, Ten Essential Black Authors to Read During Black History Month— and Every Month. The year before that, we featured her during Women’s History Month. We’ve also featured her two years in a row during National Poetry…
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Legendary CSU coach John Mattos elected to hall of fame
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Read More: Legendary CSU coach John Mattos elected to hall of fameLegendary CSU swimming coach John Mattos has been elected to the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame.