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CLAS MixTape brings together faculty, students, and community voices for short, compelling presentations on the ideas and challenges shaping our world.

What does chemistry have to do with cancer surgery? What can the humanities teach us about the future of health care? And how does going to college shape your happiness decades later? At CU Denver's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, these aren't separate questions — they're part of the same conversation.

How anyone can enjoy poetry, why it matters, and more.

Visit the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at CU Denver CU Denver's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is proud to celebrate English Professor Wayne Miller, who has been named an Honorary Member of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. This prestigious recognition, awarded by unanimous vote...

Remembering Dr. Mary Rose Sullivan, CU Denver English professor, Navy Captain, and mentor whose legacy of scholarship, service, and inclusivity continues to inspire our community.

In March, English and Creative Writing Professor Wayne Miller published his sixth full-length poetry collection, titled The End of Childhood, with US independent literary press Milkweed Editions.

Flanked by several faculty mentees and by her first mentor—her father—Professor of English and Interim Ethnic Studies Chair Sarah Hagelin was honored March 31 with the CFDA Faculty Mentoring Award for 2025. This award from the Center for Faculty Development & Advancement (CFDA) commemorates Hagelin’s influence as a faculty leader...

Colleen Donnelly was announced as the Recipient of the 2024/2025 CU Denver Faculty Assembly Award. Colleen has been tirelessly committed to the CU Denver community, particularly through her advocacy for disability awareness and accessibility across campus. Her work has helped ensure that our campus is more inclusive and supportive for...

CU Denver’s Creative Writing Program is proud to celebrate the winners of the 2025 Lit Fest Creative Writing Scholarships ! Offered through the CU Denver Department of English and the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) , these scholarships recognize outstanding student writers ready to take their craft...

In the story of my Jewish family’s migration from Europe to America in the 1930s, my grandmother has always been portrayed as the supreme realist. Eyes wide open to the growing danger, with two young children in tow, she uprooted herself from Luxembourg after Hitler’s invasion of Austria in 1938...