Lectures & Presentations
On Saturday, April 15, Professor Samuel Boyd will present "Magic, the Bible, and the Biblical Imagination in Jewish Mysticism" at the Carbondale Branch Library in Carbondale, Colorado.
The current political climate offers great opportunity to engage in civil discourse. Tomorrow, April 13, Leeds School of Business will host a moderated discussion on how business has been impacted by political changes.
The CU Museum of Natural History boasts the largest natural-history collection in the region. On April 12, Mona Lambrecht will lecture on the life of the building's namesake, Junius Henderson, who first curated the impressive collection more than 80 years ago.
On Monday, Professor Sara Forsdyke will attempt to resolve the long-running debate about the extent to which the ideal of the rule of law determined the decisions of the courts of democratic Athens.
Tomorrow, April 5, author Rod Dreher will present "The Benedict Option: The Future of Religious Conservatism in Post-Christian America," urging Christians to emulate St. Benedict’s retreat from the chaos and decadence of the collapsing Roman Empire.
On April 7, NOAA's Roger S. Pulwarty will present "Slow onsets, abrupt changes, and fast reflexes: Research on adaptation in a changing world" as part of the CIRES Distinguished Lecture Series.
On April 13, Marjorie K. McIntosh and Linda Arroyo-Holmstrom will present "Latinos of Boulder County Colorado 1900–1980," a discussion of the Boulder County Latino History Project findings.
The 2017 Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) Excellence Awards will be presented tomorrow evening, April 4, featuring a keynote address by 2016 Hazel Barnes Prize awardee Michele Moses.
On April 4, textile artist Erin Riley will give a public lecture. Using hand-dyed wool yarn and a floor loom, Riley weaves tapestries dealing with sexuality, relationships and contemporary culture.
In a time marked by populist movements, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, how might the relationship between religion and human rights might change? On April 6, Harvard professor Samuel Moyn joins an interdisciplinary panel to discuss.