German historian Paul Nolte

Research colloquium addresses ongoing crisis of liberal democracy

Feb. 12, 2024

Eminent German historian Paul Nolte will discuss whether the golden age of democracy is over or whether it can escape collapse and recover.

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Program aims to offer deeper insight into Israel, Gaza war and history

Nov. 27, 2023

In response to public requests, CU Boulder experts will discuss range of topics in Arab-Israeli conflict at Wednesday forum, which is open to the community.

Cover images of banned children's books

Rise of book banning stems from ‘culture war,’ experts say

Oct. 26, 2023

At a panel discussion co-sponsored by CU Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts, literacy experts championed children’s access to literature.

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The ‘arts and humanities give meaning to our lives’

Feb. 7, 2023

Jennifer Ho, director of CU Boulder’s Center for Humanities & the Arts, discusses the state of arts and humanities in higher education as the center prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, and she champions the inherent value of the arts and humanities

People place flowers at a memorial in front of the King Soopers in Boulder where a mass shooting took place on March 22, 2021.

One year later, Boulder and the university remembers

March 22, 2022

Today and in coming weeks, multiple events commemorate the mass shooting on March 22, 2021.

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What it means to disagree agreeably

Nov. 17, 2020

New Lunch with Limerick discussion to examine what it means to maintain unity while confronting divided opinions

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Philosophers, artists and more to be celebrated by Center for Humanities & the Arts

Feb. 7, 2020

Center to recognize recent faculty achievements at CU Boulder on Feb.10

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Humanities center strategizes for next-gen PhD

Sept. 8, 2016

The Center for Humanities and the Arts at CU Boulder has been awarded one of 28 National Endowment for the Humanities planning grants to explore “The Next Generation Humanities PhD.”