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More focus on mental health, self care at Conference on World Affairs

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:50:20 +0000

More focus on mental health, self care at Conference on World Affairs Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/15/2019 - 12:50

CU Independent

This year’s CWA had a wider focus on issues surrounding mental health and self-care. It was an effort to broaden the conversation around the struggles young people face and how they can cope with issues such as stress and loneliness.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks policies, presidential candidacy to packed Boulder audience

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:17:51 +0000

Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks policies, presidential candidacy to packed Boulder audience Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 04/13/2019 - 11:17

CU Independent

Klobuchar, 58, closed out the University of Colorado Boulder’s Conference on World Affairs with a speech about restoring faith and trust to the office of the United States presidency.

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Hope Solo’s fight for equal pay inspires CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs crowd

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:21:53 +0000

Hope Solo’s fight for equal pay inspires CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs crowd Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/12/2019 - 11:21

Boulder Daily Camera

Hope Solo, goalie for the U.S. women”s World Cup championship team and two gold medal-winning teams speaks about her fight for equal pay at the 2019 University of Colorado Conference on World Affairs.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 2020 presidential candidate, will close the 2019 Conference on World Affairs

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 2020 presidential candidate, will close the 2019 Conference on World Affairs Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/28/2019 - 00:00

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a 2020 presidential candidate, will close the University of Colorado Boulder’s Conference on World Affairs. The Molly Ivins Memorial Plenary, a mainstay of the CWA, has been subtitled “A Conversation with Senator Amy Klobuchar” and will take place on Saturday, April 13, at 4 p.m. in Macky Auditorium on the CU Boulder campus.

The talk will be a moderated discussion with Tom Zeiler, professor of history and director of the program in international affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder. Their discussion will cover a wide range of pressing issues facing communities like Boulder across the country. Sen. Klobuchar will also receive questions from the audience. Audience members wishing to submit a question should download the free CWA app prior to the event.

Amy Klobuchar is the senior U.S. Senator from Minnesota - the first woman elected to the United States Senate in Minnesota’s history. Prior to her time in the U.S. Senate, Klobuchar served as the Hennepin County Attorney. Since she arrived in the Senate, Senator Klobuchar has built a reputation for putting partisanship and politics aside in favor of strengthening our economy and helping middle-class families. A recent Vanderbilt University study ranked Senator Klobuchar as the most effective Democratic senator in the last Congress. She is running for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in the 2020 election. Klobuchar is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School.

Ticket Update:

The event is free and open to the public but is ticketed. Tickets are no longer available for this event. Any unclaimed seats will be made available to waiting patrons at the event.

The Glenn Miller center ballroom in the University Memorial Center will serve as an overflow venue featuring a closed circuit feed of the event.

The CWA 2019 complete schedule of events is now available via the CWA website and in the free CWA mobile app.

See all of this year's CWA contributors on the 2019 Speakers & Performers page.

The Molly Ivins Memorial Plenary has been subtitled “A Conversation with Senator Amy Klobuchar” and will take place on Saturday, April 13, at 4 p.m. in Macky Auditorium.

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CU Boulder Continuing Education Sponsors 2019 CWA Livestream

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 20:38:05 +0000

CU Boulder Continuing Education Sponsors 2019 CWA Livestream Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/27/2019 - 14:38

Throughout its history the CU Boulder Division of Continuing Education has utilized innovative technologies to extend educational opportunities to students beyond the CU Boulder campus. For a second year in a row, those efforts include providing the resources needed to livestream sessions of the Conference on World Affairs (CWA) to a worldwide audience.

Last year's CWA livestream service reached over 50 countries and served as the educational component of watch parties on the CU Denver campus and at other local schools in the Boulder/Denver region.

This year's CWA week (April 9-13) will livestream 63 of the nearly 200 sessions open to the public, without charge via the CWA Livestream page that will later be made available online via the CWA YouTube archive page.

The Division of Continuing Education will cover the significant production and staffing costs of livestreaming the CWA this year to audiences in Boulder and beyond. Livestreaming services are provided by Loclyz Media Services in conjunction with the CU Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information.

"Continuing Education's sponsorship of livestream capabilities at the Conference on World Affairs fits beautifully with our mission of making CU Boulder’s faculty, courses, programs, and research available to a larger audience," said Ted Rockwell, Director of Marketing and Communications, Division of Continuing Education.

Watch CWA Sessions Live Beginning April 6

The Division of Continuing Education

Continuing Education has pioneered new technologies in service to education for over 100 years.They offer online and evening classes, noncredit programming, degree and certificate programs, K-12 science education outreach, and intensive English programs.

Their dedicated advising and enrollment teams are available to help individuals explore the possibilities, whether they want to return to school after a long break, pursue a personal or professional passion, or need a flexible way to meet degree requirements.

Learn more about Continuing Education’s programs and services at ce.colorado.edu.

The Division of Continuing Education will cover the significant production and staffing costs of livestreaming the CWA this year to audiences in Boulder and beyond.

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WALL-E selected for 2019 CWA Ebert Interruptus

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 03:52:51 +0000

WALL-E selected for 2019 CWA Ebert Interruptus Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 02/28/2019 - 20:52

The Ebert Interruptus series is one of the most beloved Conference on World Affairs traditions. It's a four-part event showcasing a film along with in-depth analysis with the host. Film critic and author Josh Larsen will host the 2019 series bringing this year's feature: WALL-E, the Oscar-winning, animated Pixar film.

We asked Josh some questions about this year's event:

We're excited to welcome you back to Boulder! What made you say yes to your third year at CWA?

Well, my first year, in 2017, was very much a trial by fire, having not attended Interruptus in the past. I learned a lot from that and brought those lessons to my second year, where we streamlined the experience and brought in other CWA speakers as guest participants. We'll continue to tweak things as we see fit, but I was mostly excited to come back this year because I finally feel like I know what I'm doing.

Can you give any insight into your selection of WALL-E as this year's film?

We've developed a bit of a pattern of selecting titles that don't exactly fit the traditional Interruptus agenda, which had largely been devoted to "canon" films, or commonly accepted classics. Rushmore, 2016's selection, was not only more recent but also a purer comedy, while Mad Max: Fury Road, last year's choice, was an entry in a genre that's rarely given classic consideration: action. But a good film is a good film, and the format that Roger Ebert established for Interruptus is - unsurprisingly - generous and flexible enough to work with all sorts of cinema. And that's why this year we're headed in another unconventional direction: animation.

We believe this is the first animated film to be dissected at CWA Interruptus. What makes WALL-E unique among other animated pictures?

WALL-E's extended opening sequence is essentially a silent film, without dialogue of any kind. And so more than many animated efforts, it places great importance on aesthetic elements such as production design, editing, music, character design, and more. These are exactly the sort of details we dig into throughout Interruptus - in addition to considering things like theme and story - so I'm confident WALL-E will stand up to the scrutiny, while also being a ton of fun to watch with a crowd.

Catch this year's four-part Interruptus series daily Tuesday, April 9 through Friday, April 12 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Macky Auditorium on the CU Boulder campus. Free and open to the public.

Film critic and author Josh Larsen will return to host the 2019 series bringing this year's feature: WALL-E, the Oscar-winning, animated Pixar film.

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'The Simpsons' writer, soccer star Hope Solo, and more join the 2019 Conference on World Affairs

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:02:52 +0000

'The Simpsons' writer, soccer star Hope Solo, and more join the 2019 Conference on World Affairs Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/20/2019 - 17:02

2019 CWA speakers include Mike Reiss, writer and producer of The Simpsons, and Hope Solo, World Cup and Olympic soccer champion and gender equality advocate

A diverse group of more than 100 speakers representing 19 countries are coming to the University of Colorado Boulder campus April 9-13, 2019 for the 71st Conference on World Affairs.

Notable speakers include Mike Reiss, a longtime writer of “The Simpsons,” soccer star Hope Solo and Miriam Jordan, national immigration correspondent for The New York Times. The 2019 CWA will share a range of perspectives on today’s most pressing issues along with discussions on this year's core conference themes: “Design for Life: Breaking the Bubble,” “Disruptive Technology,” and “Women & Girls Changing the World.”

Of the 19 countries represented, speakers will travel to this year's conference from Belarus, Denmark, Georgia, Lebanon, Portugal, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The weeklong conference featuring panel discussions, performances, and plenaries is open to the public, without charge. In an effort to be more accessible to our campus and community audiences, the CWA will host a new Tuesday through Saturday schedule April 9-13, 2019.

First-time CWA attendees include:

Mike Reiss, Emmy award-winning writer & producer, "The Simpsons", (recently renewed through its 32nd season) and one of the first members of the original writing staff
Hope Solo, World Cup and Olympic soccer champion and human rights activist, currently fighting for equal pay and increased diversity in US soccer
Alexander Bard, philosopher, futurologist, & Swedish producer & TV personality
Joshua David, co-founder of the High Line, (New York City's park in the sky) among the most innovative urban reclamation projects to date
Miriam Jordan, national immigration correspondent, The New York Times and author of "Making President Trump’s Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers" (one of the most-read articles produced by a national reporter at The New York Times in 2018)

Returning CWA speakers include:

Brandon Anderson, American sociologist, criminal justice advocate, U.S. army veteran and founder of Raheem AI, a tech nonprofit working to end police violence
Michelle Thaller, assistant director of science at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and host of the "Orbital Path with Michelle Thaller" podcast
Susi Snyder, president of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign coalition, (ICAN) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

All speakers and performers are selected by the CWA program committee, comprised of student and community volunteers. See all of this year's attendees on the 2019 Speakers & Performers page.

A diverse group of more than 100 speakers representing 19 countries are coming to the 71st CWA.

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After 70 years, archives chronicle CWA's journey

Anonymous — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 18:12:25 +0000

After 70 years, archives chronicle CWA's journey Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 04/21/2018 - 12:12

From the first brochure to newspaper clippings about the next 70 years of conversation, archivists at University Libraries kept track of it all.

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Aly Raisman, CWA keynote & major addresses announced

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:52:59 +0000

Aly Raisman, CWA keynote & major addresses announced Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/14/2018 - 10:52

Aly Raisman, Tony Seba and Amanda Gorman will appear at the 2018 Conference on World Affairs

Olympic gold medalist and author Aly Raisman, co-founder of RethinkX Tony Seba, and MSNBC nuclear security analyst Joe Cirincione will visit the University of Colorado Boulder during the 70th Conference on World Affairs April 9-13, 2018.

As CWA celebrates 70 years of conversation, conference organizers are pleased to add a diverse lineup of keynote speakers and major addresses to the larger CWA week speaker lineup announced last month.

Keynotes, major addresses and student keynote schedule:

Tony Seba, co-founder of RethinkX, award-winning author, thought leader and entrepreneur
CWA Opening Keynote Address: Rethinking the Future: Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation
11:30 a.m. Monday, April 9
Joe Cirincione, president, Ploughshares Fund & MSNBC nuclear security analyst
Susi Snyder, nuclear disarmament program manager for PAX in the Netherlands
International Nuclear Disarmament
9 a.m. Wednesday, April 11
Aly Raisman, U.S. Olympian and author
CWA Student Keynote Address: Aly Raisman
Presented by CU Boulder Cultural Events Board and CWA Student Committee
7 p.m. Thursday, April 12
(This is a student event, open only to faculty, staff and students. Student tickets will go on sale April 3rd in the UMC)
Amanda Gorman, Inaugural youth poet laureate of the United States
Poetry Performance: The Power of the Words of Women
11 a.m. Friday, April 13

Conference on World Affairs is open to all without charge.

Students and community members comprise the volunteer program committee that selected each of the speakers and performers.

Get the full lineup at the 2018 Speakers & Performers page or via the CWA website. The official schedule will be finalized in late March.

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CU Boulder announces panelists for 2018 Conference on World Affairs

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:25:40 +0000

CU Boulder announces panelists for 2018 Conference on World Affairs Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/14/2018 - 12:25

The nation's inaugural youth poet laureate, a New York Times food writer and a representative of Cirque du Soleil are among the panelists slated to appear at the University of Colorado's annual Conference on World Affairs this year. CU on Monday announced the 114 speakers and performers scheduled for the 70th edition of the free, five-day haven for culture, education and rousing conversations among an array of voices from across the globe.

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