Robert George and Cornel West

Is civil discourse dead? A conversation with Cornel West and Robert George

Jan. 12, 2021

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.â€

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CU on the Weekend virtual lectures begin Feb. 6

Jan. 11, 2021

Register now for free lectures this spring about coyotes and wolves in Colorado; citizenship in an enforcement era; and the radical right.

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Jan. 26: At home and abroad––Forms of community in American foreign relations

Jan. 8, 2021

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.

Jupiter's Giant Red Spot

On Jan. 13, learn what's happening to the Great Red Spot

Jan. 5, 2021

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?

Jon Peede

Jon Peede on 'the liberal arts in an illiberal age'

Dec. 4, 2020

Join a lecture Dec. 9 about the enduring value of the liberal arts to university life and American society.

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Keeping our bearings in unsteady times: A conversation Dec. 18

Dec. 4, 2020

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.

Alan Kahan

Join a discussion Dec. 7 on Tocqueville, democracy and religion

Dec. 4, 2020

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.

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How we train computers to identify patterns in space data

Nov. 20, 2020

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.

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Is it time for a new Civil Rights Act? A talk Dec. 1

Nov. 18, 2020

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.

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Let's talk about the recent election

Nov. 13, 2020

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.

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