Do you love to learn? Are you interested in the arts and humanities, science or music? Brush up on your knowledge through free public lectures offered through our office. The series runs during the fall and spring semesters and features some of CU Boulder's most dynamic faculty.
Spring 2022, our lectures will be online and will include audience interaction and questions.
Registration for each virtual lecture is required; click on the links below. Note that you do not need to download Zoom to your computer to join the webinar once you are registered.
Spring 2022 Lectures
Where Have You Experienced Biology Today?
Melanie Peffer, Assistant Teaching Professor, Health Professions Residential Academic Program
Saturday, February 12, 2022 • 1-2:30 p.m.
Camping Grounds: Public Nature in American History
Phoebe Young, Associate Professor, History
Saturday, March 12, 2022 • 1- 2:30 p.m.
Tales From Under the Mediterranean: Reminiscences of a Maritime Archaeologist
Robert Hohlfelder, Professor Emeritus, History
Saturday, April 23, 2022 • 1-2:30 p.m.
Presente! Latina Legislative Leadership in the Colorado General Assembly
Celeste Montoya, Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies
Saturday, May 14, 2022 • 1-2:30 p.m.
If You Go
A Mission to Touch the Sun
Sept. 19
Compromise in an Era of Party Polarization
Oct. 10
Reflections on Musical Time
Nov. 21
Learning to Live with Megafires
Jan. 26, 1–3 p.m.
Pop Music Video and the Cuban Nation
Feb. 23, 1–3 p.m.
Ancient Aliens and Contemporary Archaeology
March 16, 1–3 p.m.
Christians, Muslims and Jews in Medieval Spain
April 21, 1–3 p.m.
Bernstein as Teacher: Exploring the Language of Music
Sept. 8, 1–3 p.m.
Building for Eternity: The Romans Conquer the Sea
Oct. 13, 1–3 p.m.
The Knowledge Illusion
Nov. 3, 1–3 p.m.
CU Rockets: The Heroes of Future NASA Missions
Dec. 1, 1–3 p.m.
The Dark Side of Government Speech
Jan. 27, 1–3 p.m.
Plants That Unmask Criminals
Feb. 24, 1–4 p.m.
The Wild Lives of Asteroids
March 17, 1–3 p.m.
Environmental History of the High Rockies
April 21, 1–3 p.m.
What do you Hear? Listening to Modernist Music
Sept. 30, 1–3 p.m.
Balancing Oil, Gas, Air and Water Resources
Oct. 14, 1–4 p.m.
Keeping Politics From Derailing Critical Climate Action
Nov. 4, 1–3 p.m.
How Renewable Technologies can Transform Energy
Dec. 9, 1–4 p.m.
What Darwin Didn't Know About Animal Evolution
Feb. 11, 1–3 p.m.
Korey Wise and Other Wrongful Convictions
Feb. 25, 1–4 p.m.
Mayan Commoners and Their Uncommon Lives
March 11, 1–4 p.m.
Chinese and American Views on the Media's Role
April 22, 1–3 p.m.
CU in the Great War
Sept. 24, 1–3 p.m.
The Undertold Story of how Latinos Shaped Boulder County
Oct. 22, 9–11 a.m.
Justice in a Warming World
Nov. 5, 9–11 a.m.
A Musical Exploration of Grief Beyond Words
Nov. 12, 1–3 p.m.
Shattering and Steaming Mars a Recipe for Life?
Dec. 3, 1–4 p.m.