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The English Department offers a robust schedule of live events throughout each semester at Colorado State University. Most of the entries on this calendar are free of charge and open to all. They aim to cultivate diverse communities around common interests while fostering exchange of ideas.

These gatherings provide unique opportunities for direct engagement with department faculty and students. They invite major literary voices, offer informal spaces for fellowship, and celebrate scholarship and creativity.

Join us all year in person around campus at CSU, and scroll down this page for our full calendar of events.

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03 Apr
April 3, 2024    
5:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Join us for the ninth annual ACT Human Rights Film Festival opening night! ACT brings the best and most recent human rights cinema to northern Colorado. [...]
04 Apr
April 4, 2024    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Creative Writing Reading Series presents Gale Marie Thompson and Hermione Hoby on April 4, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lory Student Center.
08 Apr
April 8, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Panel discussion on the historical and contemporary meaning(s) of democracy. Moderated by CSU professors Martín Carcasson and David McIvor. Panelists: Dr. Nick Davis (University of [...]
08 Apr
April 8, 2024    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
President Amy Parsons is in conversation with W. Kamau Bell, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning stand-up comedian, television host, director, and producer, about race, culture, and democracy. Part of the College of Liberal Arts Democracy Summit.
09 Apr
April 9, 2024    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
LSC Longs Peak Room 11 am – 1 pm Join us for a discussion of democracy with respect to Indigenous governance practices and barriers to [...]
Viewing of The Five States of Colorado
April 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 [...]
11 Apr
April 11, 2024    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Short, facilitated processes focused on mini-dialogues about a variety of issues and civic-skill building exercises.  New discussions will start every 15 minutes from 11am to 3pm
11 Apr
April 11, 2024    
11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Join us for learning and conversation about a variety of topics related to democracy. Panelists are CSU faculty and staff. Pick one panel each hour. [...]
Screening of Join or Die
April 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 [...]
Living into a deep democracy: practices for reclaiming citizenship
April 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 [...]
12 Apr
April 12, 2024    
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Visit with on-campus and off-campus organizations who work on different elements of democracy and find out how you can get involved. LSC Never No Summer [...]
Closing Keynote with Robert Putnam: the Erosion of American Democracy and the Upswing
April 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 [...]
15 Apr
April 15, 2024    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come celebrate student success at the English Department Scholarship Awards Reception on Monday, April 15, 2024!
19 Apr
April 19, 2024    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hosted by the CSU English Department's Literature Faculty, this application workshop is designed to help students interested in applying to PhD programs in Literature learn more about the application process and whether graduate school is the right fit. All are welcome!  
25 Apr
April 25, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Students in their final year of CSU's graduate program in Creative Writing will give a public reading from their thesis or other major work in progress.
26 Apr
April 26, 2024    
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us as we celebrate the retirement of Professor of English and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar Mike Palmquist!
26 Apr
April 26, 2024    
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Greyrock Review cordially invites you to celebrate with us at this year’s release party for the Spring 2024 issue!
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