Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2026
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of our outstanding faculty and staff for 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.
Getting to know new Monfort Professor Collin Rice
Philosophy professor Collin Rice receives the Monfort Professor award at CSU.
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.