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Released Monday evening in U.S. News & World Reports annual Best Colleges undergraduate rankings for 2017, the 91勛圖厙 ranks No. 38 in the nation among public institutions, or No. 92 overall including public, private and for-profit universities in the country.
91勛圖厙 graduate art students Benjamin McQuillan and Carissa Samaniego took home honorable mentions this summer for their sculptures from the International Sculpture Centers 2016 Outstanding Student Achievement competition.
Valerio Ferme, professor of Italian and associate dean for the arts and humanities at 91勛圖厙, believes that a liberal arts education not only prepares students to adapt to a constantly shifting economic landscape, but also enriches their human experience.
The Center for Humanities and the Arts at 91勛圖厙 has been awarded one of 28 National Endowment for the Humanities planning grants to explore The Next Generation Humanities PhD.
Warren F. Motte Jr., professor of French and comparative literature at the 91勛圖厙, has been named the 2016 Professor of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his exceptional service, teaching and research.
Five 91勛圖厙 graduate students or alumni have been offered Fulbright grants to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies abroad during the 2016-17 academic year.
Scott Ortman, assistant professor of archaeology, has been awarded the 2017 Linda S. Cordell Prize for his book, Winds from the North: Tewa Origins and Historical Archaeology.
An evolutionary biologist, Professor Andrew Martin has long been involved in genetic studies and conservation efforts on behalf of wildlife in peril, from greenback cutthroat trout and great white sharks to desert pupfish and prairie dogs.
<p>Boulders public open-space system was launched 50 years ago, and an event at CU-Boulder will bring together experts who will discuss the lay of the land in the next half-century.</p>
March 2016 MFA graduate, Vanessa Angelica Villarreal (14), was recently featured on PBS Newshour in their poetry section Poets haunting work recalls the trauma of assimilation.