CU online commencement 2020

Commencement 2020

June 1, 2020

And we thought the Snowmencement of 2019 was unusual

Moon Yin

Buffs Together

June 1, 2020

CU students, alumni, faculty and staff face the COVID-19 pandemic head-on

George Norlin fly fishing collection

Norlin the Fisherman

June 1, 2020

George Norlin is famous for many things around CU's campus, but you might not know just how much he loved to fish.

NASA photo

The Right Stuff

June 1, 2020

Forty-five years ago, Vance Brand made history when he and his Apollo crew members met with Soviet cosmonauts in space, only to narrowly survive a near-fatal landing back on Earth.

CU Shakespeare Festival Othello

Powerful Prose

June 1, 2020

Shakespeare’s enduring legacy is on display at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.

Michael Atkins

Sweeping Changes

June 1, 2020

After moving up the ranks from custodian to principal, Michael Atkins has his sights set on an even broader goal– transforming the education system.

walker in afghanistan

Mapping Afghanistan

June 1, 2020

Put rural communities on the map and you might literally be building roads to prosperity. For Walker Kosmidou-Bradley, that’s the plan.

Pamela Z performance illustration

The Looping Artist

June 1, 2020

Digital artist Pamela Z is known for creating unique loops, voice manipulations and compositions. Her work earned her the Rome Prize.

Norlin Postcard 1954

Thinking of You

June 1, 2020

Vintage postcards dating as far back as 1911 speak to the Norlin Charge, first read in 1935: "The University consists of all who come into and go forth from her halls, who are thinkg of you touched by her influence and who carry on her spirit."

Robert Frost Statue CU Boulder

An Unusually Quiet Campus

June 1, 2020

On what should have been the first week back for students and faculty after spring break, CU Boulder remained deserted in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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