Democracy Summit 2025
The College of Liberal Arts is hosting the second Democracy Summit at CSU, March 5-7, 2025.
https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/research-creative/cla-democracy-summit/
Events are free and open to the public.
Meet a few of CSU’s leading female researchers
Meet several women changing the research landscape at Colorado State University.
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.
Tackling human trafficking
Edna Muñoz uses her sociology training to stop human trafficking in Boulder County.
Meet Carlos Medina, one of the first students to earn SOC’s new Certificate in Applied Social Research
Carlos Medina is the first of three students to earn Sociology’s new Certificate in Applied Social Research. Carlos graduated this fall with his degree in Sociology and a concentration in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Congratulations, Carlos! How did you decide to study Sociology? As a first-generation Latino student, I wanted to understand why certain challenges […]
Meet Edwin Parrott, our very first General Sociology graduate through CSU Online
Edwin (Eddie) Parrott is our very first graduate of the General Sociology program we launched through CSU Online a few years ago. Congratulations, Eddie! How did you decide to study Sociology? I decided to study sociology because I felt that it would provide me with the critical thinking skills needed across multiple disciplines. I began […]
Tara Opsal receives funding for interdisciplinary, community-rooted crime and justice institute
Sociology Chair and Professor Dr. Tara Opsal and colleagues have received funding to reestablish The Center for the Study of Crime and Justice as an interdisciplinary and community-rooted institute that will bring together faculty, students, practitioners, agencies, and stakeholders across Colorado to collaborate on improving criminal justice reform, addressing systemic inequalities, and providing technical assistance […]
Commitment to community has been the driving force for Jeni Cross
After 25 years at CSU making sociology a tool for improving communities, the sociology professor is retiring on Jan. 3.
Get to know Tara Opsal, sociology’s new department chair
Tara Opsal has taken over as chair of the CSU Department of Sociology, becoming the first woman-identified faculty member to hold this position in the department.
Beyond ‘The Lion King:’ Why are cultural stereotypes still found at zoos, museums?
CSU Associate Professor Jessie Luna recently spoke to CSU’s The Audit about how cultural stereotypes impact our everyday lives, even during a simple trip to the zoo.