CU Scoop on CU Boulder's Center of the American West with Professor Patricia Limerick

CU Boulder Professor Patricia Limerick was named Colorado State Historian in January 2016. Limerick, an author, lecturer, and teacher, is the Faculty Director of the University’s Center of the American West. She is also a columnist for the "Denver Post."

You will get the inside scoop on her role as the State Historian, on her new book, and on CU Boulder's highly regarded Center of the American West. Prof. Limerick and the Center are noted for applying historical perspective to contemporary issues. Her best known work, Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West, an overview and reinterpretation of Western American history, has stirred up a great deal of both academic and public debate. She is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and a member of the National Council for the Humanities. REGISTER HERE.