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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)
Dorothea Olkowski has recently been named by CU as one of two UCCS distinguished professors. (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)
When, if ever, is the right time to go to war? What’s it like to leave for war, and what’s it like to come back and attempt to re-acclimate to society? These are the types of questions Jennifer Kling and Max Shulman hope to explore with the upcoming “Experience of War” dialogues. (More)
Using funding from a $300,000 CU Next award, UCCS will work alongside CU Boulder and CU Denver to pilot a new Learning Assistants program to bring peer tutoring to UCCS classrooms. (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)
Jeffrey Scholes, associate professor of religious studies in the Department of Philosophy, answers seven questions on his new book, a critical examination of white Protestant Christianity’s attempt to disproportionately police, discipline and punish Black athletes. (More)
Jennifer Kling, assistant professor of philosophy, answered seven questions on her new book, which argues that war refugees have suffered and continue to suffer a series of harms, wrongs, and oppressions – and so are owed recompense as a matter of justice. (More)
Four UCCS faculty members presented new findings at the UCCS COVID-19 Research Forum, with research spanning disciplines and presenting new questions for future exploration. (More)
Raphi Sassower, professor of philosophy at UCCS, answered seven questions on his new book, a deep exploration of the concept and practice of hypocrisy. (More)