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.
Economics professor Zach Schaller awarded CLA’s first-ever research grant from Russell Sage Foundation
Assistant professor of Economics Zachary Schaller studies labor unions in the US. In early 2024, Schaller received a $50,000 grant from the Russell Sage Foundation, the first grant ever awarded to a CLA faculty member from this prestigious national funder and only the second for CSU overall.
Ed Barbier featured as distinguished speaker at the 2024 Nobel Sustainability Summit
University Distinguished Professor of Economics Ed Barbier joined colleagues from around the world in San Francisco this week as a panelist at the 2024 Nobel Sustainability Summit cohosted by the Nobel Sustainability Trust and the University of California, Berkeley.
Is putting a price on nature the key to creating a greener economy?
Can you put a price on nature? Or maybe the better question is, should you put a price on nature? It may sound like a bizarre concept, but it’s one that renowned environmental economist Ed Barbier says could be key to saving the planet.
Kjerstin Thorson named dean of CSU’s College of Liberal Arts
Thorson previously served as the associate dean for strategic initiatives in the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University.
Celebrate CLA! Faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2024
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty, staff, and volunteers for 2024.
Insights Speaker Series: A global perspective
This Insights Speaker Series features three CLA faculty highlighting international relations through a unique lens.
Bitcoin’s latest boom is still a bust, says CSU economist
Economics Professor Ramaa Vasudevan recently spoke with SOURCE about bitcoin’s record price surge, its future and why it’s might be more bust than boom.
CSU College of Liberal Arts Dean Ben Withers leaves large impact
After eight years at CSU, the College of Liberal Arts dean heads to Iowa State University as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
CSU research contributes to federal policy changes surrounding lead emissions from small aircraft
More than a decade of research led by Colorado State University economists has provided federal officials with the data needed to begin the process of enacting new standards for the use of leaded aircraft gasoline, a policy change that could have major public health benefits for millions of children.