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.
CSU’s Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities Announces 2026-2027 Faculty Fellows
The Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities at Colorado State University has named four faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2026-2027: Maura Velazquez Castillo, Johnny Plastini, Nabile Galván Garcia, and Sarah Cooper.
CSU’s Creative Writing MFA program: poetry, prose and the art of mentorship
With a small cohort size and opportunities for mentorship, the program has produced award-winning alumni who are thriving in their literary careers.
Writer’s block? Ramona Ausubel’s new craft book helps writers get ‘Unstuck’
CSU professor Ramona Ausubel’s new nonfiction book offers practical guidance for writers moving through creative blocks and reconnecting with their art. Published by Tin House, ‘Unstuck’ presents exercises and reflections drawn from Ausubel’s experience as a seasoned writer and teacher.
The arts in April: Sculpture installation, exhibits, film, writing and more
Internationally known artist and alumnus Pard Morrison will headline a series of Colorado State University arts events in April as he visits campus to install a sculpture at the entrance to the University Center for the Arts.
Camille Dungy’s new poetry centers love
Published by Wesleyan University Press, ‘America, A Love Story,’ explores motherhood, history, art and the natural world while considering what it means to keep choosing love amidst grief.
McConigley’s debut novel portrays sisterhood, healing in the American West
Published by Pantheon on Jan. 20, ‘How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder’ centers on two sisters growing up in rural Wyoming and explores girlhood in the 1980s, identity, trauma and cultural memory. The novel is already earning praise from critics and readers.
Beachy-Quick’s new poetry explores thinking and thanking
Published by LSU Press, ‘Elements & Offerings’ is Beachy-Quick’s ninth full-length book of poetry. In it, he examines the interplay between thinking and thanking through reflections on language, philosophy, and meaningful human connections.
Hutchins pens narrative of Joseph Smith’s early history
Published by the University of Illinois Press, ‘Joseph: An Epic’ recounts the early life and career of religious leader Joseph Smith and explores religion’s role in American politics and culture through a poetic lens.
Former Colorado poet laureate Mary Crow’s work included in new anthology
Featuring works selected from more than 100 years of Colorado’s poet laureateship, Begin Where You Are: The Colorado Poets Laureate Anthology was published by CSU’s Center for Literary Publishing.