Nilon addressing students in 1963 about civil rights. Photos courtesy of CU archives.

First CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Black professor, librarian paved way for others

Feb. 16, 2022

Black history snapshot: Racial bias hindered Charles and Mildred Nilon’s search for a home to buy, but they strove to make the university more inclusive and welcoming to those who came after

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After 100 years of heavy use, Hellems gets OK for major renovation

Dec. 21, 2021

After long-awaited project gets state legislative OK, campus planners aim to revamp the historic site for a bright and long future.

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Fan of blue-collar monsters wins Mark Twain award

Dec. 7, 2021

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ's Stephen Graham Jones' literary horror continues to win awards and fans.

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College recognizes six faculty with top honors

Dec. 3, 2021

Four professors of distinction and two teaching professors of distinction are named for 2021.

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New distinguished professors include physicist, chemist, poet and geologist

Nov. 5, 2021

University’s highest faculty honor awarded this year to four in the College of Arts and Sciences, 11 on all CU campuses.

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Four profs win Provost’s Faculty Achievement Awards

Sept. 16, 2021

This award recognizes outstanding achievements in research, teaching and service

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Data humanities class wins NSF grant

Sept. 14, 2021

Support aims to stymie ‘weapons of math destruction’ by improving course that introduces students to data science in a way that incorporates humanities’ strengths

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Seventeen students are named 2021 Van Ek Scholars

May 12, 2021

This year’s recipients of the notable College of Arts and Sciences’ award are especially distinct, the chair of the award committee notes Seventeen exceptional undergraduates are this year’s recipients of the Jacob Van Ek scholarship, one of the College of Arts and Sciences’ highest honors. The award recognizes faculty-nominated students...

landscape cover of Claude McKays book.

Researchers unravel secrets of long-lost novel

April 27, 2021

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ journal English Language Notes helps unpack the mystery of Harlem Renaissance writer and poet Claude McKay’s novel, which was unknown for 87 years.

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Author makes adventure come alive for son

Sept. 10, 2020

Son inspires Marine, CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ student to publish first children’s book, Max Goes Surfing.

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