Celebrating our Spring 2026 Outstanding Grad Nominees
Join us in celebrating our College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Grads for Spring 2026.
Sociology Professor Tara Opsal named William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College of Liberal Arts
Tara Opsal, a professor and current chair of the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, has been named the William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in the College. A nationally respected public sociologist, Opsal advances community-engaged reform in the criminal legal system, examining how it produces harm and inequality and developing pathways for change. She is also the director of the Criminal Justice and Victimization Institute at Colorado State University. As Morgan Chair, Opsal will use dedicated time and resources to expand CJVI as a hub for community-engaged, interdisciplinary justice research across Colorado.
Graduate School awards Land Grant Fellowships to three incoming doctoral students
The fellowship supports the Graduate School’s goal of fostering excellence in scholarship, research, creative activity, community service and outreach, while advancing CSU’s land-grant mission of access and excellence across the graduate student population.
ACT Human Rights Film Festival celebrates 10 years this spring
This spring Colorado State University’s ACT Human Rights Film Festival will celebrate its tenth festival edition April 2-6, 2025.
Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2024
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty, staff, and volunteers for 2024.
Hate in the Homeland: Speaker looks at surprisingly mainstream roots where far-right extremism is cultivated
On Oct. 17, author and scholar of extremism and radicalization Cynthia Miller-Idriss will speak at “Hate in the Homeland: Far Right Threats to Democracy and What We Can Do,” part of Colorado State University’s Thematic Year of Democracy.
Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2023
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty, staff, and volunteers for 2023.
Student film festival starts new annual tradition
The Through the Student Lens Film Festival—the first and only film festival created for CSU students and alumni—got its start just as the pandemic forced festivals and events all over the world to go virtual. Thankfully the festival’s founder, Teaching Associate Professor and professional filmmaker Usama Alshaibi, chose to persevere. With the help of dedicated student volunteers and staff, Through the Student Lens (TSL) hosted its first in-person premiere on April 21, 2022 in Eddy Hall.
Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2022
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty, staff, and volunteers for 2022.
CSU junior point guard Isaiah Stevens is a ‘student of the game’ and has served as David Roddy’s ‘modesty translator’
Isaiah Stevens may not be the CSU men’s basketball team’s headliner, but he made the top 10 of the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award list.