CEJ Faculty & Staff
Len Ackland is co-director of the Center for Environmental Journalism and an associate professor at the University of Colorado. He worked for more than 20 years as a full-time journalist, including reporting jobs at the Des Moines Register and the Chicago Tribune. He was editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists magazine before joining the University of Colorado faculty as an associate professor in 1991. Among his journalism honors are the George Polk Award and the National Magazine Award. His book, Making a Real Killing: Rocky Flats and the Nuclear West, was published in paperback by the University of New Mexico Press in 2002.
Tom Yulsman is co-director of the Center for Environmental Journalism, an associate professor at the University of Colorado, and a faculty member in CU's Environmental Studies Program. He keeps a career as a science writer going by covering the Earth and environmental sciences, astronomy and astrophysics for magazines and newspapers. His book, Origins: The Quest for our Cosmic Roots, was published in 2003. Before joining CU in 1996, Yulsman was editor-in-chief of Earth magazine. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Denver Post, Discover, Audubon, and Astronomy.
Doña Olivier's organizational skills and diverse background in project management, acquired from teaching in both public and private schools, help keep the CEJ and its staff on track. She holds a teaching degree from Chicago State University. Working at the CEJ coincides with her long-time interest in stewardship of the Earth. She has been with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 1999.
Samantha Harvey is the CEJ graduate assistant and a master's student in the SJMC. She is often the first contact for students, prospective students, and others with questions about the CEJ. Harvey holds a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from New School University in New York.