July 2, 2009
The University of Denver partnered with Rocky Mountain PBS to offer the 2008-09 Bridges to the Future events to a wider audience. The one-hour specials focused on the theme, "A Nation Still at Risk: The Future of Education."
March 31, 2009
Steven Berlin Johnson, popular science author and contributing editor to Wired magazine, said every type of media—from video games to television—has learning value.
Watch video of Johnson's lecture (unedited)
Watch a PBS special about Johnson's lecture (edited)
February 9, 2009
A panel of educators spoke about the challenges and successes in K-12 education to an audience of about 350 at the University of Denver Bridges to the Future program Feb. 9.
Watch video of the panel.
Watch a PBS special about the panel.
September 23, 2008
Parker Palmer told educators not to factor out the heart when it comes to teaching.The author, educator and activist spoke to a crowd of nearly 1,400 people at the Ritchie Center Sept. 23 as part of the University's Bridges to the Future lecture series. This year’s theme is "A Nation Still at Risk: The Future of Education."
Watch video of Palmer's lecture (unedited)
Watch a PBS special about Palmer's DU lecture (edited)
April 23, 2008
Religious expert José Casanova told a DU crowd of about 450 on April 22 that people can no longer isolate themselves for their own individual pursuit of happiness.
Watch video of Casanova's lecture.
January 17, 2008
Architect and author Sarah Susanka shared her life story to demonstrate how others can pursue a happier and more meaningful life at her Bridges to the Future speech in Gates Concert Hall Jan. 15.
Watch video of Susanka’s lecture.
October 24, 2007
Political theorist Benjamin Barber says Americans pursue material objects rather than happiness.
Watch video of Barber's lecture.
May 10, 2007
Citizens of every culture and religion must act locally to support the paradigm shift necessary to mitigate global conflict, according to Marc Gopin, author of Holy War, Holy Peace.
Watch video of Gopin's lecture.
February 19, 2007
For the U.S., the key to mitigating conflict in Africa is "transformational diplomacy," said Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, during her Feb. 16 Bridges to the Future lecture.
Religious expert José Casanova told a DU crowd of about 450 on April 22 that people can no longer isolate themselves for their own individual pursuit of happiness.
Watch video of Frazer's lecture.
October 11, 2006
In a free public address at DU on Oct. 10, former Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, spoke of the unique challenges to peace in the 21st century and how America could play a role in addressing those challenges.
September 22, 2006
DENVER—The 2006—07 University of Denver Bridges to the Future program is dedicated to "The Pursuit of Peace"—a concept that has both enticed and eluded global society. For millennia, wars have been fought over land, religion, people and politics. Movements for peace surface sporadically, some as response to the latest conflict, others in an effort to chart a new course for human interaction.
March 1, 2006
With respirators, feeding tubes and advancements in drug treatments, dying in America can be prolonged, expensive, confusing and complicated.
To address these challenges, Bridges to the Future hosted "Ethical Dilemmas and End of Life Decisions: Extending Life, Accepting Death" on Feb. 21 at the Newman Center.
January 30, 2006
Jane Maienschein opened with a number of attention-getting claims about stem
cell research when she kicked off the winter quarter's first Bridges to the
Future event on Jan. 25 at the University of Denver. Among them: the debate over
stem cells is neither new, nor an issue of morality versus science.
November 14, 2005
The political process, not the court system, is the best way to reach a
reasonable and sensible balance between safety and privacy concerns, said
Jeffrey Rosen at the Bridges to the Future event on Nov. 11.
November 11, 2005
The final Bridges to the Future event for the fall quarter is Friday, Nov. 11 at
7 p.m. in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts and will feature Jeffrey
Rosen, legal affairs editor at The New Republic. The title of Rosen's address is
"The Naked Crowd: How to Protect Security and Privacy in the Age of Terror."
October 1, 2005
Technology can enslave or liberate, depending on how it's used, panelists
pointed out at a University of Denver Bridges to the Future forum on Sept. 14 at
the Newman Center.
September 14, 2005
Technology can enslave or liberate depending on how it's used, panelists at a
University of Denver forum pointed out on Sept. 14.
September 1, 2005
DENVER—Science, Technology and Values has been
selected as the overall theme for Bridges to the Future 2005—2006, now
in its fourth year, at the University of Denver. Each quarter a
different sub-theme will be examined through lectures, forums and
discussion groups that are open to the community. Privacy and security
issues is the sub-theme for the fall quarter and will kick off
programming in September.
