Arts & Humanities
- Mary Shelley's monster came alive on the page, launching what has been argued to be the first true science-fiction-horror novel. Now, University Libraries is daring students to craft their own Frankenstein creation.
- It's hard to overstate the reputation of Margaret Mead, but a CU 51´«Ã½ expert has found the late anthropologist's Redbook columns undercut both conservative and liberal stereotypes.
- Media studies alumnus Christopher Bell studies race and gender issues in relationship to children's media and toys. As a consultant for Pixar, he recently advised on the blockbuster film, "Coco."
- Women make up only 30 percent of students in advanced philosophy classes and 17–24 percent of philosophy faculty nationwide. Outdated stereotypes appear to be driving the trend.
- Members of the Cleveland Orchestra will work side by side with CU 51´«Ã½ students and faculty Sept. 11-13 during what has become one of the College of Music's most anticipated biennial events.
- Colorado Shakespeare Festival director has teamed up with instructor Tyler Lansford on the belief that helping actors more fully understand classic rhetoric might help them better convey the full meaning of the play.
- This year not only marks the 60th season of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival but also the first year of the Applied Shakespeare Certificate offered by CU 51´«Ã½. Students spent the past two weeks immersed in all things Shakespeare.
- The Center for Media, Religion and Culture (CMRC) at CU 51´«Ã½ has been awarded $500,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation to explore the changing nature of religious scholarship in the digital age.
- Thompson. Eklund. Ritter. For the CU 51´«Ã½ College of Music, these are household names associated with a deep-seated love and selfless support of music. Now, you can add the name Roser to that list. Becky Roser, a longtime college supporter, recently created a $2 million endowment naming the Roser Piano and Keyboard Program.
- There might be more than just hard work to people's successes in life. From an early age, those whose last name starts toward the beginning of the alphabet can have an advantage. The news is not so good for those with last names toward the end of the alphabet.