The College of Liberal Arts regularly hosts events and programs that foster informed conversations about complex issues.
By exploring issues using the many lenses of the liberal arts, we gain different perspectives and new understandings of the historical, social, cultural, political, and environmental concerns of our time.
Through these events, the College’s disciplines promote engaged dialogue, heightened awareness and deeper understanding of topics critical to our community, ultimately advancing the human experience.
Upcoming Events
Democracy and the Constitution: Re-engaging a Spirit of Civic Involvement in the 21st Century
Nov. 5, 11 a.m. – Noon | Griffin Concert Hall, UCA
Phil Weiser, Colorado Attorney General, comes to campus to mark election day 2019.
Think Indigenous: Richard Oakes and the Red Power Movement
Nov. 7, 7 p.m. | LSC North Ballroom
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Alcatraz takeover, University of Nebraska Omaha Professor Dr. Kent Blansett speaks about his new book, A Journey to Freedom: Richard Oakes, Alcatraz, and the Red Power Movement.
Beyond Partisan Politics: Bridging Divides by Overcoming our Echo Chambers
Sponsored by the CSU Ethics Colloquium and the Center for Public Deliberation
Nov. 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m. | LSC Theatre
Panelists Joan Blades (MoveOn.org and MomsRising.org), John Gable (AllSides), and Pedro Silva (associate minister at First Congregational Church, Boulder) share stories of their work to create connection across differences. The panel discussion will be followed by an opportunity for community conversation.
Cabaret, a musical by John Kander
Nov. 8 – 17, 2019 | University Theatre, University Center for the Arts
Explore the dark, intoxicating, and turbulent life of Berlin’s citizens and expatriates under an emerging Third Reich in this powerful, dance-driven musical.
Putting the Land in Land-Grant University
Nov. 14, 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Clark A205
This year’s Meyer Nathan Memorial Lecture features panelists David Bartecchi (Village Earth), Autumn Bernhardt (Department of Anthropology and Geography), Dr. Derek Everett (Department of History), and Dr. Doug Sheflin (Department of History) discussing the tangled legacy of establishment at CSU.
Find more opportunities to explore the social, cultural, and political dimensions of the human experience at the Lenses of the Liberal Arts webpage.
