Lectures & Presentations
- The 鈥淪urviving and Thriving Post-303 Creative鈥 panel discussion will delve into the impacts of a recent SCOTUS decision on people, laws and policies and how the community can build resilience and well-being in the face of the nation鈥檚 current sociopolitical climate.
- As part of Open Access Week, the University Libraries are bringing together a panel of local and global scholars to offer their perspectives on the importance of community-led open infrastructure. Learn more and plan to attend.
- Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna will address the historical and continued importance of state constitutions in the protection of civil, criminal and environmental rights, especially considering the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 2022 Dobbs decision and the existential threat of climate change. This talk is free and open to the public.
- Osi Sladek from Slovakia, whose family later settled in Israel, will give testimony about his and his parent鈥檚 suffering and survival in the Holocaust in the Slovak-Hungarian-Polish borderlands. The program will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing.
- Join a panel discussion at 5 p.m. of analysis, explanations and memories鈥攄esigned to to shed light on context and history. Free and open to the public, this event is organized by the Program in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by the Center for Humanities & the Arts, Department of History and International Affairs Program.
- Comedian, actor and musician Vir Das will speak at CU 麻豆影院 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom.
- Join Professor Zoe Donaldson, whose research on brain changes in prairie voles as they form and lose bonds seeks to understand how to help grieving individuals cope and re-engage with life.
- Professor Michael Summers will reflect on the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, which has been recognized for increasing retention and academic performance of historically marginalized undergraduates in STEM and preparing them to pursue and succeed in graduate and professional programs.
- CU on the Weekend returns with free faculty lectures Sept. 23 and Nov. 3, held in person and virtually. Immerse yourself in storytelling from Antarctica and the archaeology of beer in ancient Rome.
- In this talk, Verna Williams, CEO of Equal Justice Works, will examine current attacks on and efforts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion programs, given the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 recent decision on affirmative action.