CU on the Weekend

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.

This fall, our lectures will be online and will include pre-recorded and live portions as well 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 2021 Lectures

Coyotes, Wolves and Why Their Return Matters

Professor Joanna Lambert
Environmental Studies Program, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

February 6 • 1–2:30 p.m.

Click here to watch recorded lecture

An immigrant looks down at immigration paperwork and an American flag

Pursuing Citizenship in an Era of Enforcement

Associate Professor Ming Hsu Chen
Colorado Law

March 13 • 1–2:30 p.m.

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Paper red and blue heads face each other

Face to Face with the Radical Right

Assistant Professor Benjamin Teitelbaum
Ethnomusicology, International Affairs

April 24 • 1–2:30 p.m.

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If You Go

General Information

Our lectures will be offered virtually this fall as a Zoom webinar. You will need to pre-register for each lecture. Note that you do not need to download Zoom to your computer to join the webinar once you are registered. You will receive a link to the webinar once you register. The lectures are in English. Our office coordinates the programming, which is supported by the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and the Division of Continuing Education at CU Boulder.

Event Reminders

Never miss another lecture! Sign up to receive emails by completing this form. Learn about CU on the Weekend and other community outreach events by following CU Outreach on Twitter and Facebook.

Cancellation Policy

All programs are subject to change. If you signed up for emailed event reminders, you will receive notification if a program is cancelled or rescheduled. This web page is the primary source for most up-to-date lecture information. Please check back here the day of the event.

Event Recording

Recorded lectures from February 2020 and earlier can be watched by clicking here. Lectures recorded after Sept. 2020 can be accessed on the individual lecture webpages.

Contact

For questions, email weekend@colorado.edu.

Past Lectures

Fall 2020

A Mission to Touch the Sun
Sept. 19

Compromise in an Era of Party Polarization
Oct. 10

Reflections on Musical Time
Nov. 21

Spring 2020

The Growing Field of Cannabis Research
Feb. 15

Fall 2019

Jazz, Dada and the Music of Paris after World War I
Sept. 28

An Arctic Perspective on Contemporary Global Warming
Oct. 12