Nathan Alexander Moore and The Rupture Files book cover

Dystopian ‘fissures of disaster’ intensify our own world

July 12, 2024

In newly published story collection The Rupture Files, CU Boulder’s Nathan Alexander Moore explores identity and community in dystopian worlds.

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Ghost stories: understanding a present haunted by the past

June 7, 2024

A CU Boulder poet considers the socioeconomic and political environment of the turn of the 20th century through the history of her own family.

Claudia Scheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez

In historic first, Mexico is poised to elect female president

May 31, 2024

However, CU Boulder scholar Lorraine Bayard de Volo notes that electing a female president may not guarantee a more feminist mode of governing.

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Honoring the diversity in two distinct but linked communities

May 16, 2024

Asian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May.

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¡Sí, ella puede!

Sept. 29, 2023

In newly published chapter, CU Boulder researcher Celeste Montoya demonstrates how social movements have influenced Latina legislative leadership in Colorado.

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‘Calling in,’ not calling out, the racism of those who love you

Aug. 22, 2023

In her recently published book, Samira Mehta offers insight into a lesser-known, but nevertheless hurtful, type of racism.

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‘We are in a precarious moment, not an unprecedented one’

April 27, 2023

Celeste Montoya, hailed for her work to advance diversity, equity and inclusion, reflects on DEI initiatives and current political challenges.

Be Well.

Reexamining lessons learned from COVID-19

March 16, 2023

CU Boulder professor is concerned that the focus on individual responsibility for health and wellness—especially during health crises like the COVID pandemic—overlooks underlying causes as to why minorities generally had worse outcomes than the overall population in the U.S. Ideas to be discussed in next Let’s CU Well seminar.

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Professor aims to comfort, protect students in wake of Club Q killings

Feb. 14, 2023

Kristie Soares, assistant professor of women and gender studies and co-director of the LGBTQ Certificate Program, outlines resources, safe spaces and people’s varying experience of grief.

Hanukkah creates opportunities for families to celebrate their heritage – especially in the kitchen.

‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color

Dec. 19, 2022

Multicultural Jewish families and Jews of color are innovating food-centered holidays to bring their whole selves to the table.

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