Join us on Earth Day for interactive workshops with experts from Eco-Cycle and Compost Colorado—learn practical tips on going zero waste, recycling right, and composting like a pro.

Food will be provided.

Join Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies for an evening dialogue event with guest speaker Professor Rose Gottemoeller of Stanford University, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institute, and Deputy Secretary General of NATO from 2016 to 2019. Gottemoeller will join Korbel nuclear expert Dr. Debak Das for this discussion as part of our Nuclear Spring series.

The evening’s conversation will cover:
- nuclear security
- Russian relations
- the NATO alliance
- EU cooperation
- nonproliferation, and more!

We are excited to partner with World Denver for this event and will be providing refreshments! Doors will open at 5:00pm with the event beginning at 5:30.

If you experience any issues with registration via our Crimson Connect page, please email us at [email protected].

Join the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the Korbel School of International Studies as we welcome nuclear security expert guest speaker Dr. Vipin Narang for an evening of conversation with our resident expert Dr. Debak Das! During this evening event as part of our Nuclear Spring series, the two speakers will cover topics such as the state of nuclear security today, foreign and space policy, deterrence strategies, and conflict resolution outcomes.

Narang is Professor of Nuclear Security and Political Science at MIT, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense & Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy 2022-2024.

We are grateful to the Denver Council on Foreign Relations (DCFR) for co-sponsoring this exciting event! All are welcome to join, including members of the public.

If you experience any issues registering via our Crimson Connect event page, please email us at [email protected].

Join the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and the School of Art and Art History for an evening of art and expression! Guest artist Maryam Taghavi will deliver this year's Lanius Lecture, as part of the Lanius Lecture series that brings to the DU campus distinguished artists, scholars, and curators working in areas formerly marginalized by art historical and museum institutional narratives. By shifting our attention to these areas of focus, particularly the global south, diasporic communities, and indigenous communities, this lecture series reaffirms the DU School of Art and Art History’s commitment to amplifying these voices. Additionally, this event is supported by the Sié Center's Cultural Diplomacy Initiative, which trains students to engage in creative approaches to addressing the great issues of our time and invites the broader Denver community to learn about how the arts can facilitate connections across the boundaries of nation, language, religion, and culture in vitally important ways.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Maryam Taghavi is an Iranian-Canadian artist and educator based in Chicago. She earned her Master of Fine Arts from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was the recipient of The New Artist Society Scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

Maryam Taghavi's interdisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, and performance, rooted in a deep fascination with how language shapes perception and cultural memory. As a bilingual artist and native Persian speaker, she abstracts written text to convey meaning beyond legibility, disentangling linguistic forms from their intended function. Her work employs scale, color, and material to facilitate optical experiences that resist linguistic categorization. Central to her exploration is the Persian concept of Tamsha, an embodied form of seeing rooted in movement and spatial awareness, which transforms perception into an experience of inhabiting language and space. This focus on embodied vision bridges physical and metaphysical worlds, prompting reflections on the intersections of language, perception, and cultural memory.

In her recent work, Taghavi draws on the medieval Persian tradition of attributing subjectivity to plants, connecting this poetic worldview to contemporary environmental anxieties. By recontextualizing symbols from past times and places, she brings them into dialogue with present-day concerns, creating works that resonate across temporal and cultural boundaries.

Light refreshments will be served; please RSVP so that we can plan accordingly!

If you experience any issues registering on our Crimson Connect page, please reach out to [email protected].

Join the Sié Center at the Korbel School of International Studies for this interdisciplinary course offering as part of the Cultural Diplomacy Initiative!

This graduate-level course will provide an in-depth look at how the arts and culture have been harnessed by nations, communities and individuals to advance positive social impact worldwide. As a half-course, it meets the required number of times for students to receive 2 credits instead of the typical 4 credits for a full class; however, the course is also open to the public or for students to audit for 0 credits. If you are a student who would like to take this course for credit, please register via MyDU!

The course meeting dates and times are as follows:
1. April 16th from 5:30-8:30pm
2. April 18th from 2-5pm
3. April 19th from 9am-2pm (lunch provided)
4. April 23rd from 5:30-8:30pm

Carla Canales has been praised by Opera Magazine for possessing a voice that “grabs the heartstrings with its dramatic force and musicality.” She has won acclaim on leading stages around the world as a performer while also being recognized as an educator, advocate, and entrepreneur. Most recently, Carla joined the Biden Administration in a newly created role at the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, as Senior Advisor and Envoy for Cultural Exchange. In addition, Carla led a course titled "Finding Your Authentic Voice" at the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and she also served as Senior Fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Questions? Email us at [email protected] for more info!

The Center for China-U.S. Cooperation is hosting special guest David R. Stilwell.

David R. Stilwell is the Fox Fellow for Future Pacing Threats at the Air Force Academy. He most recently served as the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2019-2021. He is a 35-year Air Force veteran, beginning as an enlisted Korean linguist in 1980, and retiring in 2015 with the rank of Brigadier General as the Asia advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.  He served multiple tours of duty in Japan and Korea as a linguist, a fighter pilot, and a commander.  He also served as the Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 2011-2013. He earned a B.S. in History from the U.S. Air Force Academy (1987), and a master’s degree in Asian studies and Chinese language from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1988).

During the spring quarter, the Korbel community is invited to join a weekly discussion moderated by faculty that explores the evolving U.S. policy landscape under the Trump Administration. Open to all students, faculty, and staff, this series will provide a welcoming space for questions and discussion about today’s political and policy challenges.

Please let us know if you plan to join so we know how much pizza to order!

The Center for China-U.S. Cooperation is inviting special guest Patricia M. Kim to speak.

Patricia M. Kim is a fellow at the Brookings Institution. A leading expert on Chinese foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian security and politics, Dr. Kim co-leads Brookings’ Global China Project. Before joining Brookings, Dr. Kim was a senior China specialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace. She has held fellowships at the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program. Dr. Kim’s research and commentary have been featured in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other major outlets. She is a frequent advisor to U.S. policymakers and has testified before the House Intelligence Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. She holds a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University and a B.A. with highest distinction in Political Science and Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley

During the spring quarter, the Korbel community is invited to join a weekly discussion moderated by faculty that explores the evolving U.S. policy landscape under the Trump Administration. Open to all students, faculty, and staff, this series will provide a welcoming space for questions and discussion about today’s political and policy challenges. The fourth week will focus on the Trump administration's foreign policy.