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Leaf Van Boven

Boys don’t cry, at least as far as they recall

March 1, 2012

When former U.S. Rep. Patricia Schroeder tearfully announced in 1987 that she would not seek the nomination for president, many analysts suggested that such a display of emotion made her unqualified. But what if all our tightly held stereotypes about “emotional” females and stoic males are wrong?

Elizabeth Fenn

Former auto mechanic makes splash in history

Dec. 1, 2011

If the world ever takes a swift, downward trip in a hand basket, historian Elizabeth “Lil” Fenn feels pretty good about her chances. Compared to many–let’s be honest, most–modern academics, Fenn has led a very hands-on life. Noting tradition of scholars trained in trade skills, she joins CU history faculty.

Bozena Welborne, who earned her Ph.D. from CU-Boulder last year, is now an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno.

‘Pious’ Muslims, Christians share wary eye of government

Dec. 1, 2011

Imagine, if you will, a meeting of minds between Ayn Rand and Mohammed
 Public surveys in recent years consistently have found that concerns about “radical Islam” are higher among conservative Christians in the United States than among many other religious groups. According to a 2007 Pew survey, in fact, among...

Steaphanie Mollborn

Kids facing hardship grow up faster, feel older

Dec. 1, 2011

When transition between adolescence and adulthood is missed, young adults can suffer preventable consequences, CU research suggests To most Americans of today, the idea of adolescence—that period of transition from childhood to adulthood bracketed by the teen years—is unremarkable. But scarcely more than a century ago, the idea was revolutionary,...

A still from the DVD created as a result of Soviet Jewry oral history project.

CU leads effort to record oral history of Soviet Jewry

Oct. 1, 2011

In 1966, the Soviet Union promised to do all it could to reunite Soviet Jews with relatives living outside the Communist nation. The pledge was hollow. In much of America, Jewish immigrants struggled. But they found help in Boulder, and that history is being preserved.

University of Colorado Alum Michael Brown satisfies his appetite for adventure through his exploits as an outdoor filmmaker. Photo by James Balog.

Hot air, mosquito attack hooked grad on adventure films

Oct. 1, 2011

Outdoor filmmaker Michael Brown was always primed for adventure. He grew up on a Montana ranch and his father earned a living making movies about skiing. He had his own horse, milked cows before sunrise and had “Clydesdales dragging us around on a sled” in winter. “It was a pretty...

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