Faculty-Staff Edition - May 1, 2024
Campus Community
Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder announces School of Education dean search
Provost Russell Moore announced a national search for a permanent dean of Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s School of Education. Learn more about the timeline and who’s on the search committee.
Plan for increased traffic, parking congestion May 9–11
Commencement and recognition ceremonies will bring several days of excitement and celebration to the community. This means Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and city of Boulder roadways will be heavily impacted as well.
Get start-of-semester Canvas tips
If you’re using Canvas to teach this semester, these helpful tips will ease you in with student-centered designs, templates, content management steps and more.
Supporting local businesses is about to get easier
Check out Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Buy Local, a new program to connect local-, women- and minority-owned businesses with campus community members who buy goods and services on behalf of the university.
Alumnus fights for Asian American-inclusive education
Growing up, Kabby Hong was the only Asian American in his town, the son of South Korean immigrants. Like many first-generation Americans, he did not see his experiences reflected in school. Today, as Wisconsin’s first Asian American Teacher of the Year, the alumnus is fighting for more diverse, enriching curricula.
Faculty Takes
Weinstein, #MeToo and why social movements matter
Harvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction has #MeToo back in the headlines. The dean of Colorado Law explains why #MeToo still matters as a social movement. She contrasts it with another contemporary social movement, Black Lives Matter, and considers how the two relate.
Research Updates
Climbers have turned Everest into aÌýgarbage dump;Ìýsustainable solutions within reach
Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies. Read from Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØexpert Alton Byers and colleague Suzanne OConnell on The Conversation.
How ‘dance like nobody’s watching’ does and doesn’t describe dancers
On International Dance Day, Erika Randall, a Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder professor of dance, reflects on the popular advice that can apply to both dance and life.
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