Celebrating Juneteenth at Colorado State University
From artists and musicians around the country to business leaders and change-makers in our own community, we celebrate Black life in America.
Tag: "Diversity and Inclusion"
Dr. Blanche Hughes: "I Don’t Have the Luxury of Giving Up"
"I am not willing to give up on us yet. I have met and worked with too many people that are indeed good people of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexual identities, and disabilities that have enriched my life and the lives of others. And it is now time for all of us to move this society in a new and better direction. I am ready! What about you?"
Dr. Tony Frank: Summer is Near
For our brothers and sisters who have suffered under the yoke of racism, the allegory of winter needs no explanation. Nor does its counterpart: summer. And as we watch horrific images assault our consciences, we struggle to make sense of the equation that “two wrongs do not make a right” is not greater than or less than “we the people, in order to form a perfect union….hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” And so we wonder: Are we stronger than we believe?
Dr. Albert Bimper Jr.: A faculty member talks to student athletes, part 2
I would like to propose a living document for us to develop a list of action steps that might inspire us, challenge us, organize us, mobilize us, build us, change us, to BETTER US.
Dr. Albert Bimper Jr.: A faculty member talks to student athletes, part 1
As many are aware, we all continue to witness tragic acts of violence take the lives of our brothers and sisters across communities of this nation amid a pandemic that indiscriminately does the same in every corner of our hometowns and across the globe.
Mary Ontiveros: Thoughts on This Moment
We must center anti-racist learning and programs and continue dismantling the systems that keep all of us down. We can no longer look at the world as we may have in the past. We must take in this moment, listen and learn, and let it inform us as we move forward.
CVMBS Statement on Diversity and Inclusion
"We know people are hurting. We see you. We hear you. We are with you." -Dean Mark Stetter and Executive Associate Dean Colin Clay
Class of 2020: How will you care for your world?
We polled a cross-section of our graduating students about their hopes and dreams, and even though the coronavirus pandemic has changed commencement plans, their futures look bright!
Walking in beauty: A Navajo scientist confronts the legacy of uranium mining
"Walk in beauty" is a Navajo phrase that I heard a lot growing up. When you walk in beauty, you are in harmony with yourself and with everything around you. You are doing the best you can. I am trying to do the best I can as a Navajo woman and a scientist, to strive for harmony and balance in my work, but the journey is long, complicated, and full of difficult questions.
TEDxCSU: Ideas Worth Spreading March 7
TEDxCSU strives to create a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for everyone’s “Ideas Worth Spreading.” The event in the Lory Student Center will feature nine diverse speakers, a large exhibit hall highlighting Colorado businesses, entrepreneurs, and innovators, and three local entertainment acts.