Essayists

Beyond a Moment, a Movement

Nov. 10, 2020

CU Buffs share experience with racial injustice on campus and illuminate paths toward anti-racism.

CU Cottonwood trees in 1909

Before Mackey

Nov. 10, 2020

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ's largest concert hall began construction in 1909. It was completed in 1922.

Evan Battey celebrating

Buffs With a Brand

Nov. 10, 2020

Coinciding with the latest NCAA sanctions, a new CU Athletics program teaches student-athletes personal branding, entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy.

Corey Cappelloni running

Run for Ruth

Nov. 10, 2020

After COVID-19 hit, it didn’t take long for Corey Cappelloni to tire of video chat. He wanted to see his Nana — Ruth Andres, 98 — face-to-face.

Tanya Ennis

Breaking Down the Glass Door, Floor and Ceiling

Nov. 10, 2020

Since I was a little girl, people have often told me that I was different from what some folks consider to be the typical Black girl and Black woman. I was smart. I was an exception. For a long time, I’ve resisted this stereotype. Now, I proclaim that all Black girls and Black women are exceptional and smart.

JB Banks

Freedom Is Not a Physical Fight

Nov. 10, 2020

Growing up in Hammond, Indiana, near the south side of Chicago in the 1970s was as one might imagine. Less than a decade after the greatest movement of civil rights in the history of America, I was oftentimes in the middle of something that I didn't quite understand.

Tanya Ellis

Catalyzing Change

Nov. 10, 2020

This edition of the Coloradan calls out unrelenting injustice, and a new chapter in our university’s long history of amplifying student and alumni voices to catalyze change.

CU Athletic Director Rick George

Taking the Lead

Nov. 10, 2020

Rick George, the sixth full-time athletic director in Buffs history, is now in his eighth year at CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ. Here he talks about transforming CU’s facilities, leading in a pandemic and taking Sundays to cut the grass.

G. Brown author of On Record

The Music Guru

Nov. 10, 2020

As a journalist for the Denver Post, G. Brown covered music for nearly 30 years. Today he’s executive director of the Colorado Music Experience and author of On Record.

Paris Ferribee

A Blessing and a Curse

Nov. 10, 2020

How will we set the precedent for future generations of BIPOC students and alumni who deserve to thrive at CU, in their careers, and as American and Universal citizens?

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