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Fools for a Day Ian and Cora Frazier on applying humor to contemporary issues

Feb. 22, 2017

The 2017 Fools for a Day, father-daughter duo Ian Frazier and Cora Frazier, will join CU Boulder's official fool Patty Limerick on April 4 for a discussion on applying humor to a range of contemporary issues.

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U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Tygart to deliver public lecture Feb. 21

Feb. 17, 2017

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.

Visiting artist Tip Toland at a recent exhibit of her sculptures

Visiting artist Tip Toland explores age, aging with ceramic sculptures

Feb. 15, 2017

On Feb. 21, the Visiting Artist Program will feature a lecture by ceramic artist Tip Toland, whose sculptures give voice to vulnerable characters at the end of adulthood or beginning of childhood.

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Feb. 23 talk examines what can be learned from Japanese internment camps

Feb. 13, 2017

Tom Ikeda, the founder of Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project, is keynote speaker at an event commemorating Japanese American internment: “Remembering the Japanese-American Internment: 75 Years” from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the British and Irish Studies Room in Norlin Library. The event is hosted by the CU Boulder Center for Asian Studies.

2016 Distinguished Professor David Korevaar

Breathing life into the score: A performance lecture with Professor Korevaar

Feb. 10, 2017

On Feb. 24, David Korevaar, the Helen and Peter Weil Professor of Piano, College of Music, will deliver a unique Distinguished Research Lecture, featuring a combination performance and talk entitled "The score is alive...with the sound of music."

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Immigration the topic of law school teach-in Feb. 13

Feb. 10, 2017

Law faculty will discuss the legal context, implications and possible next steps regarding President Trump's recent immigration executive orders during a roundtable from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, on campus. The event will be live-streamed for online viewing.

Visiting scholar Robert McRuer

Diverse Learners Awareness Week to open with roundtable discussion

Feb. 9, 2017

The second annual Diverse Learners Awareness Week kicks off Monday, Feb. 20. The opening session will feature a roundtable discussion with Robert McRuer, Professor of English at The George Washington University.

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BuffsUnited to host teach-in on engaged citizenship Feb. 14

Feb. 8, 2017

On Feb. 14, BuffsUnited will host Engaged Citizenship: A Teach-In, where faculty from across the campus will speak on a variety of issues including immigration law, free speech, government speech, the responsibility of the media, historical and contemporary racism, and environmental protections.

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Visiting professor to speak on writing affect, composing precarity

Feb. 3, 2017

On Thursday, Feb. 9, Kathleen Stewart, chair and professor at University of Texas at Austin, will speak on affect: the ordinary, the senses, and modes of ethnographic engagement based on curiosity and attachment.

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Law School to host panel discussion on environmental policies under Trump

Feb. 3, 2017

Join University of Colorado Law School on Tuesday, Feb. 7, for a discussion with environmental leaders and law faculty about the challenges and opportunities facing environmental organizations under the new administration.

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