Jeni Cross publishes ‘unlearning’ racism article on The Conversation

Article by Jeni Cross. Originally published by The Conversation. Many Americans are asking how they can be more sensitive to members of different racial groups, a desire fueling sales of books like “How to be an Anti-racist” and the presence of “Hate has no home here” signs in front yards. But how to achieve that […]

Michael Carolan’s food systems team studies COVID-19 impacts on Denver supply chain

Story by Anne Manning. Originally published on SOURCE. Food systems experts to study Denver supply chain impacts from COVID-19 Social distancing measures, including shutdowns of schools and restaurants during COVID-19, have caused major shifts in how American municipalities, institutions and families get their food. This new reality is very much on the minds of food systems […]

The Conversation publishes Joshua Sbicca’s article on food and gentrification

Story by Joshua Sbicca, Alison Alkon (University of the Pacific) and Yuki Kato (Georgetown University). Originally published on The Conversation. In changing urban neighborhoods, new food offerings can set the table for gentrification When new residents and businesses move into low-income neighborhoods, they often deny that they are displacing current residents. In a striking exception, a […]

Joshua Sbicca and Stephanie Malin’s Conversation piece discusses obstacles Native Americans face in overcoming COVID-19

Editor’s note: Lindsey Schneider, assistant professor of Native American studies; Joshua Sbicca, associate professor of sociology; and Stephanie Malin, an associate professor of sociology at Colorado State University, wrote this for The Conversation in June 2020. Colorado State is a contributing institution to The Conversation, an independent collaboration between editors and academics that provides informed news analysis and commentary to […]