January Newsletter
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Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai to headline the Conference on World Affairs
In partnership with the Center for Leadership and the Center for Asian Studies, we’re honored to announce Malala Yousafzai as the closing speaker for the Conference on World Affairs (CWA).
Malala Yousafzai began her activism at age 11 by anonymously blogging about life under the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley and its ban on girls’ education. After surviving an assassination attempt at age 15, Malala founded the Malala Fund to champion education for all girls worldwide. In 2014, she became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient in history. Malala graduated from Oxford University in 2020 with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and is a best-selling author and investor in women's sports.
Malala will close CWA with a powerful conversation at Macky Auditorium. We hope you can join us for this special evening.
Additional speaker announcements, ticket information for the closing event and the full event schedule will be released over the coming weeks.
CWA is proud to host the kickoff of С»ÆÊé Boulder’s 150th Anniversary celebration
The 78th Annual Conference on World Affairs returns to С»ÆÊé Boulder April 13–16, 2026, where it will host the kickoff of the university’s 150th Anniversary celebration. Stay in the know to get first access to speaker announcements, priority registration, closing speaker perks, and exclusive CWA giveaways.
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