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CHA Programs
Fall 2026 Book Club
馃摎 Fall 2026 Book Club Pick Announced!
Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth by Daisy Hern谩ndez (Random House, Feb. 2026)
Blending memoir, history, and cultural criticism, Hern谩ndez powerfully interrogates what citizenship really means鈥攁nd who it has (and hasn鈥檛) ever been for. Drawing from her family鈥檚 experiences of migration and political exile, this timely book challenges the stories we tell ourselves about belonging, nationhood, and the American myth.
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鉁 Join the Book Club: . We鈥檙e also seeking discussion facilitators and meeting hosts鈥攜ou can indicate interest on the same form.
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馃摉 Book Pickup Info
Beginning the week of April 7, CHA offices will be open Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:00 AM鈥3:00 PM, through the end of April. If those times don鈥檛 work, the form includes options for alternate pickup arrangements鈥攐r you鈥檙e welcome to source your own copy.
This is a powerful and timely read, and we hope you鈥檒l read alongside us.
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Questions? Reach out to the CHA team at cu-cha@colorado.edu
Mellon Grant
The Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar on 鈥Restoring Trust: Humanistic Perspectives on Academic Freedom, US American Democracy, and Higher Education Leadership鈥 explores how humanities scholars and administrators can collaboratively address challenges that arise when universities seek to promote free and open conversations about controversial social justice topics and how this collaboration can help rebuild trust within universities and contribute to the future of higher education in a polarized US American democracy. The Sawyer Seminar is sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs in partnership with the CHA, the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship, Strategic Relations and Communications, and others.
馃摚 Celebrate National Poetry Month with Us!
Join our Poetry Workshop on Wednesday, April 8, from 12:00鈥1:15pm.
鉁 Open to everyone鈥攐n or off campus
馃 A light lunch will be served
鉁嶏笍 Come write, share, and enjoy poetry in community!
We鈥檇 love to see you there! 馃挍馃摎
Register:
Past CHA Programs
August-September 2025
The CHA hosts a book club to discuss and gives away 150 copies of the book to participants.听
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February 13 - April 24, 2025 | every Thursday 1pm - 4pm
A series of Pomodoro-inspired writing sessions aimed at helping you build focus, momentum, and community. Whether you're working on a writing project, crafting, or any task that requires focus, these sessions help break through procrastination, while offering regular social breaks and snacks.
January 2025
The CHA, along with our co-sponsors, hosts a book club to discuss by Ta-Nehisi Coates and gave away 155 copies of to participants.
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The Center for Humanities & the Arts celebrates and uplifts听faculty publications and听major听artistic听works on campus with a yearly publication of the Faculty Celebration of Major Works Magazine.
This two-year program is for听graduate students in the arts,鈥痟umanities, and other programs鈥 who use the methods/archives of the arts and humanities in their scholarship. Participants 听join a community of learners who focus on the co-design of mutually beneficial projects with partners outside of the university in鈥 Colorado communities.听
October 1 - 7, 2023
A campaign听bringing awareness to book censorship and celebrating freedom of expression by听supporting and promoting books that have been banned or challenged during Banned Books Week.
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2021-2023
The听Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) joins听CU Advancement,听听and听听to address anti-Asian racism through public-facing projects.听The goal is to听recognize and combat the rise in anti-Asian racism, harassment, and discrimination.听
2021-2024
The Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) and听听partnered on a听three-year fellowship program to support faculty working in digital humanities and arts.
April 2023
In recognition of听, the largest literary celebration in the world, the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) has put together a "Poem of the Day" project highlighting a new poet every day.听Our hope is听to create听connections with the Boulder community and beyond through poetry.听
Fall 2021
CU Advancement and the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) collaborated听to promote humanities and arts and to document the ways our community responded to the mass shooting that occurred at the Table Mesa King Soopers on March 22, 2021.
Fall 2020
The CHA sponsored projects in arts and humanities in response to the observance of shelter-in-place guidances during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.听
April 2021
In recognition of听, the largest literary celebration in the world, the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) has put together a "Poem of the Day" project highlighting a new poet every day.