Lectures & Presentations

Join the School of Education for an evening of reimagining new social and educational futures through play, heart, truth and dreams. At times lyrical, lighthearted and deeply personal, Ed Talks are sure to leave the audience full of hope and excitement for a more beautiful and just future.

Presented by the CU Boulder Retired Faculty Association as part of a series, Distinguished Professor Jane Menken will present a virtual lecture titled "Population and Health around the World: A Demographer’s Journey."

The next campus Q&A will focus on students, staff and faculty. Chief Operating Officer Patrick O'Rourke and Provost Russell Moore will join other campus officials to present updates on health and safety requirements and the continued planning for in-person classes in the fall.

Land, water and people—the natural resource priorities of the Biden administration—will be under discussion with special guests May 13, a presentation of the Getches-Wilkinson Center at Colorado Law.

The Conference on World Affairs will present a virtual discussion—free and open to all—between CU President Mark Kennedy and Lara Brown, director and associate professor at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University.

From two sides of the aisle, Reps. Diana DeGette and Fred Upton are known for their work together on successful health care legislation. Join a discussion about their friendship as they engage in a wide-ranging conversation about issues on which they agree, disagree and half-agree.

In this Colorado Law Talk, Professor Deborah Cantrell will explore the current landscape of heightened social protest and consider whether and how the law matters to social activists.

The Race and the Law Series will welcome Professor Ahmed White to explore the way diversity and inclusion have served less as means of advancing genuine equality than as methods for lending the appearance of democracy to a fundamentally undemocratic social order.

Change can be hard. In this workshop, you will learn about the process individuals go through when contemplating change, how to best support students and staff at each stage and more. Join this Staff Council speaker series event.

Comedian, actress and Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman will entertain CU Boulder students during a virtual conversation, followed by a moderated Q&A with performer Jake Nordwind. The free event is open only to current CU Boulder students.