Celebrate CLA! faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2025
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty and staff for 2025.
Remembering the ‘Father of Environmental Ethics,’ Holmes Rolston III
Holmes Rolston III, Colorado State University’s longest-serving University Distinguished Professor and a philosopher known as the “Father of Environmental Ethics,” passed away on Feb. 12.
Memorial service for ‘Father of Environmental Ethics’ Holmes Rolston III set for March 1
Holmes Rolston III, CSU’s longest-serving University Distinguished Professor and a philosopher known as the “Father of Environmental Ethics,” passed away on Feb. 12. The service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Collins.
Insights Speaker Series: Humans and the environment
This Insights Speaker Series installment features three CLA faculty highlighting the relationship between humans and the environment.
Environmental Humanities: Learn and live in the mountains
The Environmental Humanities program explores the relationship between humans and the natural environment at CSU’s Mountain Campus.
Insights Speaker Series: A global perspective
This Insights Speaker Series features three CLA faculty highlighting international relations through a unique lens.
Liberal Arts and Health
In 2022-23, CSU embarked on a thematic year of health. From artists to sociologists, our faculty explored issues of health.
First semester reflection with Doug Finn, Visiting Willette Professor
Visiting professor Doug Finn, Ph.D. joined the CSU community and the Department of Philosophy in August 2021 as a result of a gift from Fr. Don Willette to establish an endowed faculty position for Catholic studies. We checked in with Finn on his first semester of teaching at CSU.
First faculty member for the Father Don Willette Professorship for Theological Studies
The first faculty member to fill the endowed Willette position is Douglas Finn, Ph.D., a one-year visiting professor of Catholic studies.