Writing Chinese characters with a brush and water

Learning culture through beautiful brush strokes

Oct. 27, 2023

At an evening of Chinese calligraphy, CU Boulder students studying Chinese practiced an art whose history dates back millennia.

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Five staffers are named A&S employees of the year

Sept. 30, 2022

Asuka Morley, Stacy Norwood, Lia Pileggi, Michael Shernick and Alicia Turchette recognized for going well above and far beyond the call of duty.

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Seventeen students are named 2022 Van Ek Scholars

April 28, 2022

The award, considered one of the College of Arts and Sciences' highest honors, is given to students for academic achievement and service

West Gate of Peking University

Grad student lands teaching position at prestigious Peking University

Feb. 14, 2022

Christian "Payne" Hennigan named assistant professor in the School of Economics, where he will also utilize Chinese fluency gained at CU Boulder.

Tainan, Taiwan

Senior wins prestigious language scholarship

April 14, 2021

Chinese and international affairs student to study in Taiwan with the help of a fully funded program from the U.S. Department of State.

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Kubi, a helpful robot, lets students take classes remotely

Oct. 26, 2018

There is a new way to be virtually active in the classroom, and it’s via a robot named Kubi, an innovation of the Office of Information and Technology at CU Boulder.

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Five professors honored by peers for significant achievements

Sept. 18, 2018

Five professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have won the 2018 Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award.

Paul Kroll

Paul W. Kroll elected to American Philosophical Society

May 31, 2018

Paul W. Kroll, professor of Chinese at CU Boulder, has been elected to the prestigious American Philosophical Society, becoming the fifth member ever of the university’s faculty—and the first from the humanities—to gain this recognition.

Laurel Rodd

Professor of Japanese wins imperial decoration from Japan

July 3, 2017

When Laurel Rasplica Rodd began studying Japanese language and culture, she was one of only about 7,000 students nationwide. Today, the United States has an estimated 200,000. At CU Boulder, Rodd helped fuel and meet the student demand.

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Kubi technology allows housebound student to attend class

March 15, 2017

Because she had hip surgery during the winter break, University of Colorado Student Annie Miller could not physically attend class in the beginning weeks of the spring 2017 semester. A robot and some teamwork ensured that she could attend remotely.