Ethnic Studies
In the five decades since a landmark presidential commission on crime, cops and courts have begun taking domestic violence more seriously, but much work remains to be done, says Joanne Belknap, a Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ professor of ethnic studies.
Tipped off by a newspaper story, Polly McLean spent more than a decade exhuming Buchanan’s story and, finally, correcting history. For decades, CU's official history stated that the first black woman to graduate from CU earned her degree in 1924. But that was wrong.
The first African American woman to graduate from CU, in 1918, earned her degree in German. A trio of experts this month will discuss the historical trends that framed her choice.
The consequences of the DACA program—and its uncertain future—is the subject of the next Social Sciences Today Forum at the Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ.
Native American and indigenous studies professor designs research relevant to tribal communities and the academy.
Bands of Texans, some operating under the auspices of the legal system, engaged in mob violence against scores of Mexicans during the early 20th century, and these killings were not originally recognized as lynchings, according to research published in a book by a CU Boulder instructor.
Higher education has always been important to Esmeralda Castillo-Cobian, an ethnic studies major at the Î÷¹ÏÊÓƵ. But coming from a low-income family, she sometimes felt that college was out of reach.
Clint Carroll will help to preserve tribal tradition and knowledge for future generations through the Faculty Early Career Development Award, a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation.
Tom Ikeda, founder of Japanese American Legacy Project, to give keynote address at CU Boulder event on Feb. 23.
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