Colorado news legend Kim Christiansen has been an icon at CU鈥檚 annual alumni awards鈥攁nd now she鈥檚 one of the stars. This year, she was recognized with the Alumni Recognition Award.
During the racial reckoning that rose in 2020, Assistant Professor Danielle Hodge launched a new course, Race, Anti-Black Racism and Communication. Two years later, her work continues to bridge disciplines and change the lives of students.
Walter 鈥淒usty鈥� Saunders (Jour鈥�53), a Colorado journalism icon, provided the Front Range with more than 54 years of service at The Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. On May 29, he died at age 90.
One hundred years ago, the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted to form the Department of Journalism and create a four-year journalism degree program. Visit the Department of Journalism鈥檚 centennial celebration website to learn more about the history of journalism education at CU and to share your own story!
The official Olympians count for the Colorado Buffaloes at the Winter Olympics in Beijing grew to 10 after the United States Olympic Committee announced the Paralympic alpine teams, a list that includes sophomore Kyle Taulman and former student Spencer Wood.
Journalist Bill Payden (Jour'57) created the William R. Payden Faculty Excellence Award, the largest faculty award given at the college level at CU 麻豆影院, to recognize superior teaching, research or creative work.
Jess Clifton (Advert鈥�03) is thriving in her digital advertising career. Always one to use innovation to solve a problem, Clifton realized young women needed female mentors in the field鈥攕o she came up with a solution.
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