Published: Oct. 20, 2017

Esteemed scholar, author and public speaker Brené Brown will speak Nov. 8 at CU 鶹ӰԺ’s Macky Auditorium.Theresearch professor and Huffington Endowed Chair at the University of Houstonis hosted by the , a student-led organization at CU 鶹ӰԺ.

Brene BrownGet your tickets

CU 鶹ӰԺ student ($2) and faculty/staff ($10) tickets are cash-only and requirethe Buff OneCard holder be presentat the time of purchase. Tickets will be sold weekdaysfrom 10:30 a.m. to 3p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 23, at the first-floor event table in the University Memorial Center through Friday or untiltickets are sold out.

An extremely limited number of community tickets ($25) will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m.Oct.23, .

Each ticketing tier is permitted one additional ticket per guest (for a total of two). Due to high demand, group seating exceptions will not be made. Larger groups must purchase together at the same time.

The event

Brown's Nov. 8 speech will seek to challenge guests on everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizationsand culture. Her new bookBraving the Wildernesswill serve as a guide.

Audience members are encouraged to submit questionsfor Brown, to beaddressed during a moderated Q&A following her speech. Questions may be submitted on the or via.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m, with the event beginning at 7:30 p.m. There will beASL interpreters on site. Please note Macky Auditorium has assigned seating. Questions regarding this event can be directed to dsbchair@colorado.edu and brandon.c.meyers@colorado.edu.

鶹ӰԺ the speaker

Brown gained notoriety following her TEDx Houston talk“The Power of Vulnerability,” where she explored the concepts of vulnerability, courage and shame. Amassing more than 30 million views, herspeech is one of the top five most-watched TED talks of all time.

In addition to her fame on the TEDx stage, she has published multiple books on The New York Times' best-sellerlist, includingThe Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatlyand Rising Strong.