Lectures & Presentations
Join a free virtual panel discussion by Robert George and Cornel West on Jan. 21 titled “Is Civil Discourse Dead?: Friendship and Faith Across the Political Divide.”
Register now for free lectures this spring about coyotes and wolves in Colorado; citizenship in an enforcement era; and the radical right.
This lecture by Elizabeth Spalding will explore the multiple meanings of community in American foreign relations in light of first principles, national priorities, historical examples, the 2020 presidential election and more.
Scientist Fran Bagenal will show how Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been observed by telescopes on Earth as well as from spacecraft near Jupiter. The storm has noticeably shrunk in size over the past 40 years. Will it disappear or grow back?
Join a lecture Dec. 9 about the enduring value of the liberal arts to university life and American society.
In a time when many friendships have crashed on the rocks of political division, Dick Wadhams, former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, and Patty Limerick, faculty director of the Center of the American West, have maintained a steady tie of mutual respect.
What is the ideal relationship between church and state in a democratic society? Is religion a threat to freedom or vice versa? Should we concentrate on what religion can do to or for democracy? Listen in for more.
On Dec. 2, Software Engineer Wendy Carande will discuss how machine learning is applied to the data collected at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, or LASP.
Professor Suzette Malveaux will explore how the U.S. Supreme Court’s civil procedure jurisprudence has undermined access to justice and civil rights enforcement, and why a new civil rights law is necessary during this critical and tumultuous time.
On Nov. 19, join the Political Science Club, hear from Assistant Professor Tamar Malloy and Professor Sven Steinmo, and let's discuss the 2020 election.