CU President George Norlin: Champion of civil rights and an unwavering rebel with a cause
Summary: <br> In this month’s CU on the Air, we delve into the courageous academic and civil accomplishments of CU’s fifth and longest-serving president, <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/about/history/george-norlin">George Norlin</a>. We discuss how he helped build the university, literally and otherwise, stood up to the KKK and helped shape the university today. Host <a href="https://www.cu.edu/office-president/ken-mcconnellogue">Ken McConnellogue</a> chats with Dr. <a href="mailto:paul.chinowsky@colorado.edu">Paul Chinowsky</a>, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at CU Boulder and associate vice-provost for student success about:<br> <br> * The events Norlin oversaw involving civil rights and his foreshadowing of international conflict.<br> * His time in Germany and his alarm early on about the rise of the Nazis well before WWII.<br> * Norlin’s stand against the KKK-led Colorado governor and Legislature when they demanded he fire Catholics and Jews, and what it cost CU.<br> * A hollow log of Norlin’s childhood and how it might have saved his life.<br> * His budding fascination with Greece and Greek studies.<br> * The unusual way a Greek classics professor became president of the University of Colorado.<br> * The remarkable growth of the campus’s size and student numbers.<br> * How Norlin and architect Charles Klauder determined the unique design of the campus, and how it reflects the environment around it.<br> * How Norlin’s value of discourse, his openness and honesty created a thoughtful and inclusive environment on campus.<br> * His legacy of academic excellence and freedom, and how it still thrives today.<br> * The role his Airedales played in the classroom.<br> * What Norlin would be most proud of – and most frustrated by – in higher education today.<br> * The Norlin Charge, and CU’s fifth presidents for the future<br> <br> Resources:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/about/history/george-norlin">George Norlin, history</a><br> * <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/commencement/norlin-charge">The Norlin Charge</a><br> * <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/ceae">Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering</a> at <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/">CU Boulder</a><br> * <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/homecoming/georgenorlin">The George Norlin Award</a><br> * <a href="https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/">Norlin Library</a><br> * <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/254253?onlyResultQuery=9780674598850&rskey=eEdkCP">Things in the Saddle: Selected Essays and Addresses</a> of George Norlin<br> * <a href="https://www.cu.edu/office-president/cu-presidents-1877-present">CU presidents</a><br> <br>
