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, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ 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

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder scholar Loriliai Biernacki reflects on the differences between ancient yoga and yoga as it’s practiced today during Yoga Awareness Month.

Patrick Hamilton and George Perez book cover

Flying with the man behind the capes

Sept. 18, 2024

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder alumnus Patrick Hamilton discusses his new book on influential comic book artist George Pérez during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Mary Rippon and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Old Main building

Professor Mary Rippon led a secret, separate life

Sept. 17, 2024

In book, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder alumnus Silvia Pettem details a little-known chapter of the trailblazing faculty member's story.

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,’ Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s Helanius J. Wilkins explores concepts of belonging and being heard.

Stephen Graham Jones

Stephen Graham Jones slashes his way into Texas literary history

Sept. 6, 2024

The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Ineva Baldwin Professor of English is part of a Texas Literary Hall of Fame induction class that includes Cormac McCarthy and Molly Ivins.

Uncompahgre Wilderness in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ's San Juan Mountains

The Wilderness Act turns 60

Sept. 3, 2024

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s Paul S. Sutter looks back on the history of the Wilderness Act as it approaches its diamond jubilee.

Party Picture by artist Laurie Simmons

Finding ‘Better Days’ through art

Aug. 20, 2024

New Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Art Museum exhibit highlights the ways in which art meets challenging times and finds the sometimes-elusive silver lining.

Núria Silleras-Fernández and book cover

For medieval Iberian queens, love was a dangerous sickness

Aug. 13, 2024

In a newly published history of the region’s female monarchs, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder scholar shows the connections between love, grief and madness.

Photos of John Krasinski playing Jim Halpert on "The Office"

Jim Halpert is looking at all of us

Aug. 5, 2024

In a recently published paper, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder PhD student Cooper Casale interrogates Jim Halpert’s direct-to-camera gaze in The Office and its similarities to what he calls the ‘fascist look.'

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