Lectures & Presentations
The Program in Jewish Studies is pleased to welcome Professor Matt Goldish as the 2017 annual Sondra and Howard Bender Visiting Scholar. Goldish's聽public lecture聽will take place March 16 at Old Main.
On March 10,聽Professor Menachem聽Elimelech will give the 2017聽AEESP Distinguished Lecture at 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 titled "The Global Challenge for Water Supply: Is Seawater Desalination a Sustainable Solution?"
On March 21, visiting artist and Alaska native Sonya Kelliher-Combs will give a lecture on her mixed-media paintings and sculptures as part of the Visiting Artist Program.
On March 15, Professor and Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies Reiland Rabaka will explore the origins and evolution of modern black popular culture from the Jazz Age to Obama鈥檚 America.
On March 7, painter Umar Rashid, better known as Frohawk Two Feathers, will give a lecture about his unique paintings and art practice as part of the Visiting Artist Program lecture series.
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 蜜桃传媒破解版下载'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 蜜桃传媒破解版下载'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.