Lectures & Presentations
- Judge Bernice Donald will discuss her career, judicial philosophy and the rule of law in the context of the 1866 Memphis Massacre. Following her lecture will be a fireside chat and Q&A session.
- This panel discussion will address the history of Boulder County and Colorado through a Native lens, including the conquest of Native lands, the attempted erasure of authentic and diverse Native cultures and more.
- Victor Bright of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering will deliver the 117th Distinguished Research Lecture, talking about microscale sensors and machines.
- Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss of the University of Colorado Law School will moderate an interdisciplinary discussion with scholars of law, philosophy and politics on the state of equality in 2021—free and open to the public.
- The Distinguished Speakers Board will host professional climber and TV host Alex Honnold at Macky Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.
- Register for the Los Seis de Boulder, Race and Memory Symposium, which will be free and open to all with dramatic readings, podcasting, panel discussions, music and more, all focused on the Los Seis de Boulder and the Chicano movement.
- During the Sept. 25 CU on the Weekend lecture, Professor Max Boykoff highlighted dimensions of his book, integrating lessons from the social sciences and humanities to more effectively make connections that everyday citizens care about.
- Kevin Roose, a New York Times technology writer and the author of three best-selling books, will speak in a virtual keynote sponsored by ASSETT and the President’s Fund for the Humanities.
- Scientist James Mason will discuss preparations for three small satellite and sounding rocket launches, presenting an exciting launch video. Smaller missions are a fast-growing and flexible segment that represents a return to an abundance of diverse and exciting science.
- Sarah James, associate professor of Classics at CU Boulder, will present "Exotic Contents, Exquisite Containers: Perfume Bottles and Jewelry Boxes of Ancient Greece" in a virtual program at 6 p.m.