04/11/2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Lessons and Legacies of the Civil War for American Democracy with Dr. Jeremi Suri Lyric Cinema 7 – 9 pm Dr. Jeremi Suri, author of Civil War By Other Means, will explore the enduring political divisions, racial strife, and insurgent violence that followed from events after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Exploring this history helps us to […]
04/11/2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The Lyric Cinema 5 – 7 pm Dr. Robert Putnam coined the phrase “social capital.” This documentary covers the ways in which our country is declining in our social capital because we join organizations less than we used to. Based on Putnam’s book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Reception after film. 6:45 […]
04/11/2024 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm –
Short, facilitated processes focused on mini-dialogues about a variety of issues and civic-skill building exercises. New discussions will start every 15 minutes from 11am to 3pm
04/11/2024 @ 11:00 am – 3:30 pm – Join us for learning and conversation about a variety of topics related to democracy. Panelists are CSU faculty and staff. Pick one panel each hour. LSC 372-390 11 am – 3:30 pm Choose from one of three panels during each time slot. 11 am – 12:15 pm Engaging Rural Voices in Democracy (LSC 372-374) Democracy […]
04/10/2024 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – In 1861, the U.S. Congress carved Colorado’s boundaries representing no river, mountain range, tribe, or language group to enclose five distinct areas that are now Southern Colorado; Western Colorado; the Eastern Plains; the Front Range along the eastern face of the mountains; and Metropolitan Denver. Each of these regions vastly differs in terms of populations, […]
04/09/2024 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – LSC Longs Peak Room 11 am – 1 pm Join us for a discussion of democracy with respect to Indigenous governance practices and barriers to political participation encountered by Native Americans. Featuring Allison Nesswood, Navajo attorney in Boulder, Colo. and member of the Native American Rights Fund, and Jordan Dresser from the Wind River Reservation. […]
04/08/2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm –
President Amy Parsons is in conversation with W. Kamau Bell, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning stand-up comedian, television host, director, and producer, about race, culture, and democracy. Part of the College of Liberal Arts Democracy Summit.
04/08/2024 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm – Panel discussion on the historical and contemporary meaning(s) of democracy. Moderated by CSU professors Martín Carcasson and David McIvor. Panelists: Dr. Nick Davis (University of Alabama) Kermit Roosevelt, J.D. (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School) Dr. Rachel Sigman (University of Denver) LSC Ballroom B 4 – 5:15 pm *Free and open to the public. No […]
April 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – An evening of 10-minute plays written by students from Intro to Playwriting I.
March 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Directed by Dr. Ray Black The 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Fairview is a candid examination of race in contemporary American society. In a well-off African American household reminiscent of TV sitcoms, a black family prepares for grandma’s birthday. A group of white spectators comments on the scene. When the play reverses the positions between spectator […]
