Upcoming events
Ada Ferrer
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Ada Ferrer speaks with MSU Denver classes on her books Cuba: An American History and Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter on September 10th at 2pm.
Due to space limitations, this is a private event. If you would like to request admission, please email dphi@msudenver.edu
FREE PUBLIC EVENT AT CUBA CUBA
9/9/26 @ 6:30PM
654 S Colorado Blvd
Ash and Crayons - Film Screening 9/11/2026
Tickets are free for students, Just show your student ID at the the door!
https://www.mca80238.com/mca-calendar/cube-cinema-series-ashandcrayons
Crossing the Red Line
Join us for a conversation with longtime foreign correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed about his new book Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza. Based on extensive research, including interviews with over 150 former Biden administration officials, it provides an in-depth account of White House decisions and their devastating impact. This hybrid event will be livestreamed with an in-person component in Jordan Student Success [JSSB] Room 400. Snacks will be provided. Join online and ask your questions for the author in the chat if you can't come in person!
October 5th, 2026 @ 12:30pm
Join Colorado Humanities and Metropolitan State university of Denver for the 2026 Colorado Book Awards finalists for a celebration of Colorado’s best literature published in 2025!
Author Cocktail Hour: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Meet the Colorado Book Awards 2026 finalists and connect with our state’s literary community over food and drinks. Books by this year’s finalists will be available for purchase on-site from Second Star to the Right, our official bookseller.
Ceremony: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Celebrate the very best of Colorado literature! Our MC, Adrian Miller, will lead us through the evening, featuring a keynote address from Ryan Warner, senior host of CPR’s Colorado Matters, reflecting on the Colorado Book Awards in this historic Colorado 150/America 250 year. Colorado Poet Laureate Crisosto Apache will share a special poetry reading before we reveal the winners of the 2026 Colorado Book Awards.
Dessert Reception: 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Stay and celebrate! Congratulate this year’s winners, enjoy dessert, snap a photo at the photo booth, and pick up copies of the winning books to take home.
5:30 pm
Saturday, September 26
Tivoli Turnhalle
900 Auraria Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Tickets can be purchased for a $50 donation HERE
(includes dinner, photobooth, book signings, drink ticket, and more!)
CO150 is Colorado's first ever statewide film festival. It will showcase Colorado’s critical role in the growth of the film industry by highlighting the top 150 “Colorado” films of all time – films shot here, set here or made by talent from here. These will be screened across the state in hyper-local and historic theaters, much like a statewide SXSW or Denver’s own UMS. Our aim is to make CO150 a centerpiece of the state’s 150/250 celebrations.
How to claim your free ticket:
- Locate your favorite DENVER-BASED screenings at https://films.colorado150film.com/screenings
- Click the TIME of the screening (in the yellow box) to open the purchase popup
- Click 'Have a discount code or gift card?'
- Use code DPHICO150 to remove the processing fees
- (Optional) Log in or create an account to get your tickets and updates by text
You may order multiple tickets, but we ask you be ready to present one University ID for every two tickets you reserve. If you are interested in paying for your tickets as a donation to Dphi or Colorado 150 Film Festival, please contact dphi@msudenver.edu!
Join special discussions with MSU Denver professors for:
8/13, 7pm - Dr. Strangelove with Christina Foust
8/25, 6pm - The Hateful Eight with Jasmine Harris
9/6, 2pm - Butch Cassidy with Caleb Cohoe
9/13, 2pm - Things to Do in Denver with Dennis Rudnick
9/20, 2pm - BlacKkKlansman with Wilfredo Alvarez
9/27, 2pm - Red Dawn with Andrea Maestrejuan and Sheila Rucki
Our Team
Founding Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Adam J. Graves, PhD, is a philosopher, filmmaker, and founding Director of the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry at MSU Denver, where he is also Professor in the Department of Philosophy. As the Director of Dphi, Adam has organized and moderated hundreds of events on a wide range of subjects, for a diverse range of audiences and at
Adam J. Graves, PhD, is a philosopher, filmmaker, and founding Director of the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry at MSU Denver, where he is also Professor in the Department of Philosophy. As the Director of Dphi, Adam has organized and moderated hundreds of events on a wide range of subjects, for a diverse range of audiences and at a variety venues, including the Denver Film Festival, Denver Center for Performing Arts, Sie Film Center, Alliance Française, and the Denver Art Museum.
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Gabriel Grinsteiner loves collaboration, technology, and the humanities. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computational Linguistics and is completing graduate work in Business Analytics. He has been a core member of the Dphi team since the project's inception in 2016, where he leads business process development, project coordination, and s
Gabriel Grinsteiner loves collaboration, technology, and the humanities. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computational Linguistics and is completing graduate work in Business Analytics. He has been a core member of the Dphi team since the project's inception in 2016, where he leads business process development, project coordination, and supervises Dphi's employees. He serves as senator-at-large for MSU Denver's 900+ staff.
Advisory Board
Assistant Director
Advisory Board
MSU Denver faculty help to facilitate connections between the university and likeminded cultural institutions throughout the city. Our core team of faculty advisors includes:
Jean François Duclos (Modern Languages)
David Farrell (Music)
Megan Hughes (Honors)
Matthew Makley (History)
Craig Svonkin (English)