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Boulder's Naropa University Celebrates New President

The Boulder Daily Camera | JOE RUBINO | Posted 04.19.2013 | Denver
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While his tenure as the 11th president of Boulder's Naropa University began in August, Charles "Chuck" Lief did not have "the keys to car," as his goo...

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Naropa To Leave Boulder?

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.13.2011 | Denver
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Naropa University, the Buddhist-inspired school of contemplative education, is looking for a new home -- possibly outside of Boulder. In a breakfas...

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There's a Light in the Darkness (LISTEN)

Beth Nielsen Chapman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Beth Nielsen Chapman

I can't imagine what it must feel like to come of age in this time. I do know I would be much more worried about the future had I not found out about Peacejam.

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We Cannot Let Fear Turn Into Hate: Iran's Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Speaks

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Kiri Westby

Last Friday I went to hear a keynote address from Iran's only Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi. I was blown away.

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Refusing To Be Silenced: Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi to Speak in Boulder (Part 1)

Kiri Westby | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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Kiri Westby

This is a rare opportunity for all of us to hear from a leading Iranian peace advocate about her vision for human rights and women's rights in Islam.

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10 Pithy Observations About Boulder (Part Two)

Bob Wells | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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Bob Wells

Yoga studios proliferate. My stereotype of Boulder has had to change. Formerly it was a blonde mom driving a Land Rover and on her cell phone. Now: a 20-something carrying a yoga mat.

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Sister Helen Prejean, of Dead Man Walking fame, on a Kinder Christianity (Video)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Waylon Lewis

The nun behind Dead Man Walking, the best-selling book and movie offers a Christianity that's about mercy, compassion, forgiveness, humor. "It's all about waking up," Sister Helen says.

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