Written by
Nicolle McMurray
The Mistakes We Make and the Errors that Make Us: Perception and Imagination in the Liberal Arts
Perception, and the cultural and sociopolitical influences on it, is what allows us to define a problem or determine right and wrong. In the art world, what constitutes art is regularly a matter of perception.
Centering Student Choices: Why Linguistic Justice is a Pivotal and Empowering Pedagogical Framework
Three programs—the University Composition Program, TEFL/TESL, and English Education—are challenging a monolingual expectation of language and the idea that there is only “right” way to speak and write in academia.
Winter 2022
Letter from the Dean: Connecting Knowledge with Career Experiences
Internships are one way that we teach our students to both think and do. As the 21st century progresses, both forms of knowledge are as important as ever, both to individuals and to society.
College of Liberal Arts Winter 2022 News
Read the latest news in the College of Liberal Arts, including alumni stories, research and scholarship stories, and retirement announcements.
Out of the Classroom and into the Community
Putting communication theory into practice, three PhD students in Communication Studies engage in Extension internships that result in a Middle Eastern cookbook, updated curricula for a local 4-H program, and increased awareness of Extension and the Colorado State Fair.
BBB Ethics Scholars bring philosophical analysis to the corporate world
Recent alumni Walker Urban and Molly Moxness applied philosophy to business when they were Ethics Scholars interns for the Better Business Bureau in northern Colorado, helping local businesses with their application for the Torch Awards, and proving that philosophy has very tangible real-world applications.
Searching the Archive: Engaging History through a Social Justice Lens
Senior Peter Wilson prepares for graduate school by spending six months on an internship with Professor Zach Hutchins doing archival research and looking at original sources for Hutchins’ book project about Harriet Beecher Stowe’s A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.