The Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities at Colorado State University has named four faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2026-2027: Maura Velazquez Castillo, Johnny Plastini, Nabile Galván Garcia, and Sarah Cooper.
Since 2019, the CSU Todos Santos Center in Baja California Sur, Mexico, has hosted an innovative Spanish and culture immersion program.
“Deciding to put myself out there by trying new things has been one of the best decisions I made here as it opened doors to all of the amazing communities that I am now a part of and brought me all the wonderful friendships that I have today.”
Learn about the Day of the Dead in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula from Professor of Spanish by María-Inés-Canto.
Fifty years ago, General Augusto Pinochet led a violent coup to overthrow Chile’s elected President Salvador Allende, taking Chile into 17 years of military rule. Assistant Professor of Spanish, Carmen Martin Quijada, who studies and examines literature on Dictatorial and Post-Dictatorial Chile, discussed the legacy of the coup.
Colorado State University’s Year of Democracy and Civic Engagement is kicking off its Thematic Year centered on democracy and civic engagement, with two special events on September 14.
As part of the $500,000 NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant, the college must raise approximately $1.5 million in matching funds for the project within the next five years.
