Lectures & Presentations

Join CU students, Forever Buffs and expert panelists to discuss anti-racism and how we move forward. This first virtual Coloradan Conversation will bring stories from the Coloradan alumni magazine to life.

In this installment of the Race and the Law series, alumnus Tyrone Glover will explore the link between the Black criminal inferiority narrative and the making of modern American systems of policing and criminal justice.

Designed for a family audience, this CU Wizards webinar will feature an exciting discussion with CU Boulder Professor Tanja Cuk. Register today for the free event.

Professor Kristen Carpenter will review the legal history of governmental suppression of Indigenous peoples’ religions in the United States and consider the potential for reform based on a human rights approach to religion.

From the financial fraudsters of Enron to Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, the failings of corporate titans are regular fixtures in the news. But what drives wealthy and powerful people to commit white-collar crime?

Join the Department of Information Science and the Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship in an exploration of data feminism with Lauren Klein, an associate professor at Emory University.

You'll want to be "in the room" on March 1 for a live multidisciplinary faculty panel discussion about Alexander Hamilton in the context of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit original Broadway production Hamilton. This virtual event is free and open to the public.

LASP scientist Dave Brain will explain why it’s obviously true that planets require magnetic fields in order to be habitable. And then he will explain why it’s obviously false. Join on Feb. 3.

Psychotherapist, award-winning podcast host and bestselling author Esther Perel will speak virtually at CU Boulder on Feb. 18. The student-led Distinguished Speakers Board is hosting the event.

David Brooks will be the fifth speaker in CU Boulder’s Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series. In his virtual talk, which is free and open to the public, the bestselling author and social commentator will share how all citizens can be leaders in repairing the country’s social fabric.