Film festival celebrates transformative stories of human rights
Beginning April 9, the 11th annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival returns to bring 28 new movies plus award-winning filmmakers from around the world to Fort Collins.
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.
CSU students receive free tickets, Lyft rides to film festival
Starting Thursday, April 9, CSU students and community members are invited to experience four unforgettable days of films, conversation and community at Fort Collins’ ACT Human Rights Film Festival.
11th annual ACT film festival presents uplifting stories, both global and local
April 9 through 12 the ACT Human Rights Film Festival will showcase new films from around the world that educate and inspire, along with opportunities to connect with award-winning filmmakers and film participants.
CSU’s The Audit: What Hallmark’s holiday movies reveal about America’s love affair with small business owners
CSU film studies professor Kit Hughes examines how the holiday rom-com tropes both reflect and shape economic opinions.
Three CLA employees receive City of Fort Collins Human Relations Award for 2025
Beth Seymour, Jessica Jackson, and Alexander Pittman are receiving a Human Relations Award from the City of Fort Collins in Dec 2025.
New book by Associate Professor Thomas R. Dunn examines overlooked chapter in LGBTQ+ history
Published by Penn State University Press, “The Pink Scar: How Nazi Persecution Shaped the Struggle for LGBTQ+ Rights” reveals that U.S. activists used Hitler’s anti-homosexual campaign to fuel arguments for LGBTQ+ rights as early as the 1930s.
CSU’s The Audit: What can horror movies teach us about being human?
Can watching horror movies make us more empathetic? Film researchers Scott Diffrient and Riana Slyter recently spoke on CSU’s The Audit podcast about the benefits of horror, as well as the history of the genre, how it’s evolving and why so many of us love to be scared.
Dr. Thomas R. Dunn Publishes Book on LGBTQ+ History and Nazi Persecution
Dr. Thomas R. Dunn published his second book The Pink Scar: How Nazi Persecution Shaped the Struggle for LGBTQ+ Rights (Penn State University Press). The book launches the press’ new Troubling Democracy series, co-edited by Lisa Flores and Christa Olson. In support of the book, Dr. Dunn has been done extensive promotion, including: An interview […]
Dr. Karrin Vasby Anderson Wins Distinguished Scholar Award
Dr. Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, has been named a 2025 Distinguished Scholar by the National Communication Association, joining the ranks of scholars who have achieved “a lifetime of scholarly achievement in the study of human communication” and who showcase the communication profession. “As a CSU M.A. alum and someone who has spent […]