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From the mid-19th century until about the 1930s, Chinese immigrants maintained secret societies in many corners of the world. The societies communicated across continents, and members often recognized each other through oaths and rituals. During the 1920s, many leaders of different secret societies assassinated each other.

���� Boulder recently expanded its support of public scholarship in the arts and humanities by joining a national group working to advance democracy and participation in higher education.

To mark Temple Aaron’s final event as a synagogue, Nan Goodman, director of С���� Boulder’s Program in Jewish Studies, is slated to speak in the historic building.

The graduate ceramics program at С���� Boulder is ranked fifth in the nation, up from eighth last year, in US News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools 2017. It is one of eight university programs to be ranked in the top 10 graduate specialty programs nationwide, but it is the only one of the С���� Boulder group to hail from the arts and humanities.

Scholar Deepti Misri explores gender violence in post-colonial India in Kayden Award-winning book. In many cases, she argues, anti-minoritarian violence intends to convey a message.

Released Monday evening in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges undergraduate rankings for 2017, the University of Colorado Boulder ranks No. 38 in the nation among public institutions, or No. 92 overall – including public, private and for-profit universities – in the country.

С���� Boulder graduate art students Benjamin McQuillan and Carissa Samaniego took home honorable mentions this summer for their sculptures from the International Sculpture Center’s 2016 Outstanding Student Achievement competition.

Valerio Ferme, professor of Italian and associate dean for the arts and humanities at ���� Boulder, believes that a liberal arts education not only prepares students to adapt to a constantly shifting economic landscape, but also enriches their human experience.

The Center for Humanities and the Arts at С���� Boulder has been awarded one of 28 National Endowment for the Humanities planning grants to explore “The Next Generation Humanities PhD.”

Warren F. Motte Jr., professor of French and comparative literature at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named the 2016 Professor of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his exceptional service, teaching and research.