Faust and Mephisto Play Chess painting

Are modern politicians really making a deal with the devil?

Sept. 23, 2024

In an election season when accusations of ‘Faustian bargains’ are flying, SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder scholar Helmut Müller-Sievers reflects on what that really means.

Women and men doing yoga in a studio

Balancing yoga traditions with modern wellness requires flexibility

Sept. 20, 2024

SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder scholar Loriliai Biernacki reflects on the differences between ancient yoga and yoga as it’s practiced today during Yoga Awareness Month.

Mexican American women working on farm in Texas in 1939

New research quantifies effects of lynchings of Mexicans and Mexican Americans on the wider community

Sept. 20, 2024

Study by economists is thought to be the first to quantitively estimate the effects of racial terror against Mexicans in the U.S. on U.S.-born Mexican Americans.

Rai Farrelly and Ukraine and U.S. flags

Building bridges between Boulder and Ukraine

Sept. 18, 2024

SMµ÷½ÌËù scholar Rai Farrelly is partnering with English language teachers in Ukraine this semester through a U.S. Department of State program.

Samuel Ramsey in Thailand

Samuel Ramsey receives the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award

Sept. 17, 2024

Once frightened of insects, Ramsey has become a leader in the field of entomology.

Helanius J. Wilkins and Brandon Welch performing "The conversation Series"

Unlearning fear and embracing an ‘audacity of hope’ through performance

Sept. 13, 2024

In newest chapter of ongoing ‘Conversation Series,’ SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder’s Helanius J. Wilkins explores concepts of belonging and being heard.

stethoscope on hundred dollar bill

Financial adviser to share tips on achieving fiscal health

Sept. 11, 2024

‘Let's SMµ÷½ÌËù Well: Building a Secure Financial Future: Strategies for Saving, Investing and Achieving Financial Independence’ is scheduled for Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. via Zoom.

vote

Getting out the vote and hashing out the issues

Sept. 9, 2024

Nonpartisan, campuswide initiative aims to help students get registered and vote, as well as learn about the candidates and issues.

Stephen Graham Jones

Stephen Graham Jones slashes his way into Texas literary history

Sept. 6, 2024

The SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder Ineva Baldwin Professor of English is part of a Texas Literary Hall of Fame induction class that includes Cormac McCarthy and Molly Ivins.

Cooper Baldwin

Scholar learns that ‘language links us all’

Sept. 5, 2024

Political science undergrad Cooper Baldwin wins prestigious U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to learn ‘one of the most critical languages for future United States policy.'

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