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.
Environmental and health disparities plague North Denver neighborhoods
A recent community-driven health study co-led by CSU sheds light on the environmental and health disparities for the more than 11,000 residents of the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods.
Ph.D. student Emilia Ravetta earns prestigious PEO Scholarship
Emilia Ravetta, a doctoral student in the College of Liberal Arts, is the recipient of a PEO Scholar Award — a $25,000 scholarship awarded to women in the U.S. and Canada pursuing doctoral-level degrees.
SOC Senior Spotlight: Alex Kotaba
Join us in celebrating our College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Grads for Spring 2025.
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.
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.