Ƶ-Boulder student groups bring Steve Wozniak to campus

Feb. 16, 2016

Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak will engage in a lively talk organized and moderated by students at 7 p.m. Monday, April 4, in Macky Auditorium, the Cultural Events Board and Conference on World Affairs Student Group announced today. Wozniak’s talk doubles as the keynote presentation for the 68 th Conference on World Affairs to be held April 4 to 8.

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'Going Beyond II: Deepening the Dialogue' Diversity Summit to be held Feb. 18

Feb. 12, 2016

Join your fellow students, staff, faculty and administration for the spring Diversity Summit Thursday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Kittredge Central and the Champions Center. The summit will focus on “Going Beyond II: Deepening the Dialogue” and will emphasize intergroup dialogues, caucuses hosted by the Chancellor’s Advisory Committees on issues relevant to campus, contemporary teach-ins, and inclusive excellence facilitations. The goal of the Spring Summit is to begin to have dialogues for achieving continuous social change.

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Bestselling author Naomi Klein at Ƶ to discuss 'Capitalism vs the Climate'

Feb. 11, 2016

International bestselling author, journalist and columnist Naomi Klein will visit Ƶ-Boulder on Thursday, March 3, to give the talk “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.” The talk, which is free to Ƶ-Boulder community members with a valid Buff OneCard and $5 for members of the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. Tickets will be available at the door.

Ƶ on the Weekend: Cracking the Humor Code

Feb. 7, 2016

Drawing on cutting-edge behavioral research and observations from his global travels, Ƶ-Boulder Associate Professor Peter McGraw reveals the secrets to what makes things funny and how to live a more humorous life. Bring your funny bone! Saturday, Feb. 13, 2 to 4 p.m. Butcher Auditorium, Biotechnology Building. Free and open to the public.

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Tickets for Edward Snowden video chat event available Feb. 1

Jan. 29, 2016

Tickets for the Edward Snowden video chat on Tuesday, Feb. 16, will go on sale at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 1 in the UMC dining area across from the Alferd Packer Grill.

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Student voices at Ƶ: What racial and ethnic inclusion means for our campus

Jan. 27, 2016

Join fellow students, faculty, staff and administrators on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the UMC Aspen Rooms, for a creative research presentation and facilitated small group conversations about racial and ethnic inclusion at Ƶ-Boulder. The purpose of this event is to bring different members of the campus together to discuss what inclusion means and discuss implications for policies and practices on the Ƶ-Boulder campus.

From humor to holy war, Ƶ on the Weekend covers gamut of intellectual pursuits

Jan. 19, 2016

Where else but a top-notch research university such as Ƶ-Boulder can you go to a lecture series tackling everything from the origins of beer to all things Holy War to a brush with Pluto and how to live a more humorous life? Ƶ on the Weekend invites the public to learn from and interact with some of the University of Colorado Boulder’s most dynamic faculty members as they share their particular pursuits of knowledge with free spring programming beginning Saturday, Jan. 30. Spring 2016 programs include:

Ƶ-Boulder announces finalists for Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy

Jan. 11, 2016

The University of Colorado Boulder today announced two finalists for the fourth Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy. This month, the finalists will make one-day campus visits, during which they will hold public forums. The finalists are Francis Beckwith, professor of philosophy and church-state studies at Baylor University in Texas; and Richard Bishirjian, president of EDUcourses Inc. and president of Yorktown University, a for-profit, online liberal-arts university.

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Distinguished Speakers Board to host video chat event with Edward Snowden Feb. 16

Dec. 11, 2015

The Ƶ-Boulder Distinguished Speakers Board is pleased to announce its second event of the year: former National Security Agency system administrator Edward Snowden is coming to the University of Colorado Boulder via video chat on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Ron Suskind , a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Wall Street Journal reporter, will moderate the event live from the Macky Auditorium.

Economic Outlook Forum to be presented Dec. 7 by Ƶ-Boulder’s Leeds School of Business

Nov. 24, 2015

The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business will present its 51st annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at the Grand Hyatt Denver.

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