The UCCS Author Spotlight program celebrates faculty and staff members who have published books in recent years. Communique is now accepting submissions for books published in 2021 and 2022.
Described as “a conceptual overview of surface and thin film science,” Christensen’s book provides a basic and straightforward understanding of the most common ideas and methods used in these fields. (More)
Described as “a rigorously researched introduction to the relationship between Christianity, race, and sport in the United States,” Scholes’ book examines how Protestant Christianity and race have interacted, often to the detriment of Black bodies, throughout the sporting world over the last century. (More)
People in the United States have a hard time talking about racially tricky situations, says Jen Kling, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UCCS. That’s why her new book advocates for a new kind of racial vocabulary. (More)
History sees demagogues as dangerous. But Charles Zug sees them differently. In his new book, “Demagogues in American Politics,” he argues that demagoguery can be a powerful tool for the common good — if it’s used virtuously. (More)
In her new book, Susan Brandt, Lecturer in the Department of History at UCCS, unearthed a flourishing tradition of women up and down the medical hierarchy. But early American history has ignored their stories — until now. (More)
What factors led to Lauren Boebert’s meteoric rise in 2020? Rebecca Theobald, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at UCCS, has one answer: the division between rural and urban voters in Colorado. (More)
Thomas Wynn, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and Fred Coolidge, Professor of Psychology, have co-authored the first concise introduction to the evolutionary cognitive archaeology discipline. (More)
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will celebrate 23 books published by UCCS authors in the past two years at the UCCS Book Party, held from 5–7 p.m. on Apr. 29 at the Heller Center for Arts & Humanities. (More)
Jennifer Kling, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UCCS, answered seven questions on “The Philosophy of Protest: Fighting for Justice without Going to War.” Kling calls it “a theory of protest for our world.” (More)
Barry Koch, Adjunct Professor of Social Work at UCCS, answered seven questions on “The Concise History of American Social Policy” — his tongue-in-cheek name for a 1,500+ page reference work tracing American social policy from the Revolutionary War to the present. (More)