04/12/2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – LSC University Ballroom 1 – 2 pm Robert Putnam is the retired Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. He has received numerous awards for his teaching and research, including the National Humanities Medal in 2013. He is the author of 15 books, including Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, among […]

04/12/2024 @ 9:00 am – 10:45 am – LSC University Ballroom 9-10:45 am From the Movement Strategy Center, Rosa González will lead 60 people in practices to reclaim citizenship. Free and open to the public. RSVP required. RSVP at https://col.st/dIIQn

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 […]

04/10/2024 @ 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, […]