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William Shakespeare wrote, “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department (BPR) may not have many rose bushes in our park system, but we do have quite the flowery history of park names. Thanks to...

By Ally Dever Last year, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill declaring June 19, also known as “Juneteenth,” a federal holiday. Marking the official end of slavery in Texas, Juneteenth is now also a Colorado state holiday after Governor Jared Polis signed it into law earlier this year...

(Excerpt from CU Boulder Today, by Ally Dever ) Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders , an assistant professor of U.S. and African American history, is one of 15 educators from colleges and universities across the country who will compete for a $100,000 grand prize and a spot in the show’s upcoming tournament of...

Congratulations to PhD grad Caroline Grego (adviser: Paul Sutter) whose book manuscript, Hurricane of the New South: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Jim Crow Low Country (forthcoming, UNC Press) has been awarded the 2021 Rachel Hines Prize for best first book related to the Lowcountry...

Read full article in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine Four faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have won Provost’s Faculty Achievement Awards, Provost Russell Moore announced this month. The awards, which carry a $1,000 research grant and are given annually, recognize outstanding achievement in research, teaching and...

The Chattanoogan.com - Dr. Duke Richey, a teacher at McCallie School, Chattanooga, has been named the 2021 Tennessee History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the national organization dedicated to K-12 American history education. In 2021, parents, students, teachers and...

(From CU Boulder Today) - Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano has announced the inaugural members of the University Sustainability Council, an advisory group that will help guide campus decision-making around sustainability initiatives and priorities. The diverse group of 15 voting members, selected from a group of nominees, includes representation from the...

History Colorado - Denver (July 20, 2021) — An expert on the history of the American West is taking on an important new role in service to Colorado. Dr. Nicki Gonzales, professor of history and vice provost for diversity and inclusion at Regis University, begins her one-year term as the...