Diversity I recently received the spring 2006 edition of the University of Denver Magazine, and as an alumna of the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, I would like to express my true appreciation for the very colorful issue that highlighted many individuals from diverse backgrounds who are […]
This June, more than 1,400 women will graduate from DU — nearly 57 percent of the graduating class. Things weren’t so different 120 years ago, when women comprised exactly half of the graduating class. The distinction was, in 1886 DU only graduated two students. Helen Fuller Officer was one of […]
Driving through the Wyoming countryside with my American host on Thanksgiving, I noticed what seemed to be giant balls of dry twigs rolling across the street and getting caught in the fence lines on both sides. My friend explained that these “tumbleweeds” get bunched up and caught up in the […]
Anyone who says that appearances don’t matter is lying. DU theater students can attest, as appearance is particularly important for those who spend time on stage. An actor’s costume can have a dramatic effect on his or her creative process, influencing character development, movement, confidence, timing and comfort in a […]
Lori Goldberg was exposed to Yiddish when she began interviewing Holocaust survivors for Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation nearly a decade ago. Her 18-year-old daughter, Alana Goldberg, grew up hearing the rich sounds of Yiddish interlaced in the broken English spoken by her paternal grandmother. Both […]
On April 20, in a ceremony rich with tradition, Robert Coombe was inaugurated as the University of Denver’s 17th chancellor. The University community celebrated Coombe’s inauguration with grand pageantry. The carillon heralded the start of the ceremony at Magness Arena while faculty from DU and 30 other U.S. and international […]
My inauguration in April was a wonderful event — surely a major milestone in my life and, I hope, in the life of the University. To all of you who attended and those who sent expressions of support and good will, thank you so much. Your trust in me means […]
From benefactors to beloved professors, Pioneer legacies endure in the names of DU buildings.
DU researchers are developing powerful new ways to examine the human body at the molecular level.
Dharamsala, India, is a real-world classroom where learning and a commitment to service intertwine.
In Mindful Eating 101, Susan Albers presents a guide to healthy eating and self acceptance that will help readers navigate the weight-obsessed, diet-crazed, fast-food saturated college environment.