DU has graduated plenty of leaders in its time, but it’s likely few have as solemn a responsibility as Gen. George Casey Jr. (MA ’80), who was sworn in as the 36th chief of staff of the United States Army on April 10, 2007. He previously served as commander of […]
And Darkness Was Under His Feet: Stories of a Family (BookSurge Publishing, 2009), the latest book from Annie Dawid (PhD English ’89), traces the author’s ancestral roots through a collection of short stories from the perspective of Dawid’s paternal relatives. The collection begins in the early 20th century with a […]
I spend much of my time in the lower 48 answering questions about Alaska, which is OK because, well, I like to talk. A lot of the questions are pretty much stock: queries about the weather, the waxing and waning light and what the locals like to be called. But […]
A collection of vintage science fiction paperbacks amassed by Trace Reddell, associate professor of media, film and journalism studies at DU, was part of the Faculty Collects exhibit that was on display at the Myhren Gallery in April. Showcasing the diverse collections of DU faculty and staff, the exhibit included […]
Assistant Professor Lisa Pasko has a plan to help violent girls.
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Evans Chapel was so narrowly finished when Tom and Ruth Drabek were married in it in 1960 that then-Chaplain William Rhodes told Tom before the couple’s ceremony: “Hopefully Ruth’s gown doesn’t drag along a wall of wet paint.” Evans Chapel was rededicated to the University of Denver at 2 p.m. […]
There’s a place where Martin Luther King Jr., Miles Davis and Barack Obama all hang out together, and it isn’t in the fantasy of a jazz-loving, nonviolent Democrat. It’s at the 25,000-square-foot north Denver studio of sculptor Ed Dwight (MFA ’77), who specializes in pieces on black history, from his […]
When Kelley Hennigan was 12 years old she had a secret—one that, if kept, could have killed her. Hennigan’s story began when she was 5 years old, growing up near Houston, Texas. It was at that young age that she fell in love. “I loved gymnastics immediately. It stuck from […]
When the class of 2014 arrives at DU in the fall, its members will participate in a new general education program—the common curriculum—designed to help students integrate and apply knowledge from across disciplines. All DU undergraduate students will be required to complete 52–60 credits in the curriculum. That’s down from […]
Empowered by a 2000 Colorado constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana in the state and emboldened by a liberal presidential administration, entrepreneurs are opening medical-marijuana dispensaries at a record rate across the Front Range. As founder and executive director of nonprofit medical marijuana advocacy group Sensible Colorado, Brian Vicente (JD ’04) […]
There’s more than one way to tell a story, and Zak Kadison wants control over all of them. Through his company, Blacklight Transmedia, Kadison (BSBA ’03) is pioneering a new approach to the business of show, developing original stories that can be told across multiple platforms: movies, video games and […]
I’m long overdue in introducing the newest member of the University of Denver Magazine editorial team. Greg Glasgow joined the magazine in June 2009 after a decade as the arts and entertainment editor at the Boulder Daily Camera. As assistant managing editor of the University of Denver Magazine, he writes […]
Athletics are a family affair for sophomore finance major Brian Stafford. His father played football and his mother ran track and field at the University of California-Berkeley, and his grandfather helped the school win an NCAA title in basketball. His older brother currently plays basketball at Azusa Pacific University. With […]
In a way, Mike St. John’s work on behalf of the University of Denver mirrors his professional life. Over the course of his career, St. John (BSBA ’81) has created and launched successful businesses in many different industries and discovered a passion for fields he never expected. He remains committed […]