History

A CU Professor disappeared 50 years ago. Paul Danish (Hist'65) revisits the cold case.

Jackson Crawford, director of CU’s Nordic Studies program, studies and translates Old Norse, a language spoken by medieval Scandinavians. Here the native Coloradan talks Vikings, videos and his contribution to the Disney animated film Frozen.

Podcaster Dan Carlin's Hardcore History series has become one of the most acclaimed in its genre.

In Beyond 1776, ten humanities scholars consider the American Revolution within a global framework.

America’s first president brewed his own beer. Travis Rupp wants you to be able to taste it.

In 1876, CU Boulder's campus was nearly treeless. Today, it's home to approximately 5,000 trees and nearly 60 different species.

Fran Yardley (Thtr’66) published her book, Finding True North: A History of One Small Corner of the Adirondacks, which outlines the journey of Fran and her late husband, Jay Yardley, as they revived the historic and long-abandoned Bartlett Carry Club in the Adirondacks.

A motel in Memphis. A hotel in Los Angeles. The streets of Baltimore, Chicago and Washington. Combat zones across Vietnam. The year 1968 shook with violence.

I wouldn’t have gotten to know Frank Oppenheimer if I hadn’t crashed the Conference on World Affairs (CWA) party at his house.

Die-hard veterans of CU’s Trivia Bowl test their mettle again.