Due to restrictions on public gatherings at this time, the Liberal Arts & the Environment will be postponed. We plan to host this event during the Fall 2020 semester. We will post new information when it becomes available.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with the College of Liberal Arts. Our disciplines bring a unique and human perspective to issues of the environment, with research and creative artistry that explores difficult issues, enables understanding, and promotes engaged dialogue.
Talks and Performances | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Drop in anytime to watch 9-minute presentations highlighting the environmental research and creative artistry of College of Liberal Arts faculty.
Professors Laureate Panel | 2-3 p.m.
Beth Conover, Director of the Salazar Center, will moderate a discussion of environmental issues related to the borderlands with College of Liberal Arts Professors Laureate Stephen Mumme, Ph.D. (Political Science), and Jared Orsi, Ph.D. (History).
Featured Talks and Performances
“Economics for a Fragile Planet”
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics
“Hope and Climate Change”
Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
“A Matter of Mustangs”
Assistant Professor, Department of History
“Colorado’s Ski Resorts Complicated Relationship with the Environment”
Assistant Professor, Department of History
“What Can History Tell Us About Climate Change?”
Director of International Studies
“Words for the Earth”
Professor, Department of English
“Art and the Environment”
Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History
Dance Performance
Susie Garifi, M.A.
Dance Instructor, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
“Grief in the Time of Climate Change: Learning from Indigenous Land Relationships”
Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies
“Hope in the Anthropocene”
Professor and Rolston Chair in Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Department of Philosophy
“Ecomusicology, Music, and the Natural World”
Assistant Professor of Music, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
“Integrating Data into Environmental Problem Solving”
Associate Professor of Geography, Department of Anthropology & Geography
“Garbage, Happiness, and Magic Around the World: Leaving Our Bubble”
Jose Luis Suarez Garcia, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures