On March 15, filmmaker and immigration rights activist Jose Antonio Vargas will discuss his experience as an undocumented immigrant and explore the definition of American in a lecture hosted by the Cultural Events Board.
In the March 2 event 鈥淭he 2016 Elections: What Just Happened?鈥� four political scientists will offer insight on the unexpected results of the 2016 elections and what we can learn from them.
Putting a face to the name that adorns one of CU Boulder's residence halls, the CU Museum of Natural History on Feb. 28 will host a presentation titled "Professor T.D.A. Cockerell & Early Twentieth-Century Science in Colorado."
The 2017 Fools for a Day, father-daughter duo Ian Frazier and Cora Frazier, will join CU Boulder's official fool Patty Limerick on April 4 for a discussion on applying humor to a range of contemporary issues.
The Sports Governance Center will host Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency as this year's Distinguished Lecturer. Tygart will speak next Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the third floor auditorium of the CU Athletic Department Champions Center. He has been recognized by Sports Illustrated as one of "The Most 50 Powerful People in Sports," and in 2013 was named to the "Time 100" list of most influential people in the world. The lecture is open to the public and there is no admission fee.
On Feb. 21, the Visiting Artist Program will feature a lecture by ceramic artist Tip Toland, whose sculptures give voice to vulnerable characters at the end of adulthood or beginning of childhood.
Tom Ikeda, the founder of Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project, is keynote speaker at an event commemorating Japanese American internment: 鈥淩emembering the Japanese-American Internment: 75 Years鈥� from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the British and Irish Studies Room in Norlin Library. The event is hosted by the CU Boulder Center for Asian Studies.
On Feb. 24, David Korevaar, the Helen and Peter Weil Professor of Piano, College of Music, will deliver a unique Distinguished Research Lecture, featuring a combination performance and talk entitled "The score is alive...with the sound of music."
Law faculty will discuss the legal context, implications and possible next steps regarding President Trump's recent immigration executive orders during a roundtable from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, on campus. The event will be live-streamed for online viewing.
The second annual Diverse Learners Awareness Week kicks off Monday, Feb. 20. The opening session will feature a roundtable discussion with Robert McRuer, Professor of English at The George Washington University.
