University of Denver Math Professor Mario Lopez couldn’t speak English when his father helped him enroll at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The El Salvador native’s father had never completed high school himself, but the older man saw something in his son that compelled him to act. “He flew with me […]
DU’s divisions of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) features talks on subjects ranging from maps and music to villains and incarceration in its 2011–12 Humanities Institute Faculty Lecture Series. The lectures happen the second Thursdays in November, February, March, April and May and are free and open to the […]
At first glance, hip-hop and traditional Jewish klezmer music seem to have about as much in common as polka and heavy metal. But when longtime klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer met Josh Dolgin — aka Jewish DJ and multi-instrumentalist Socalled — he knew he had the beginnings of something special. “I […]
No one has ever accused Lawrence Argent of being a miniaturist. A renowned sculptor and DU faculty member celebrated for his public art projects, Argent is known nationwide for I See What You Mean, the massive, 40-foot-tall blue bear peering into the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver. In the […]
Chancellor Robert Coombe has announced the appointment of two new senior staff members to the University. Tim Brooks will be the new vice chancellor for technology and chief technology officer, and David Greenberg will be the new vice chancellor for institutional partnerships. Greenberg, who is the founder and chair of […]
The University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation honored the late Ron Moore and his family’s gift of the Highlands Ranch Golf Club in a grand celebration held at the club on Thursday afternoon. Highlands Ranch Golf Club, a semi-private facility that was named the official home of the […]
It’s been a good year for University of Denver documentary film students. In September, Right Click>Find Date — a documentary made by current grad students Jesus Sierra, Pete Ellis and Keri Noll — won best student film at the Estes Park Film Festival. And on Nov. 7 and 8, recent […]
Strike up a conversation with Kari Storslett, and it takes only a few moments for several observations to become strikingly clear. First, Storslett is bright. So bright, in fact, that the explanations regarding some of her research projects from an internship last summer easily befuddle those from a non-scientific background. […]
Top 10 Music Degrees at the Lamont School of Music Bachelor of Music 163 Master of Music 58 Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies and Commercial Music 47 Bachelor of Arts 43 Music Minor 15 Performance Certificate 10 Master of Arts 9 Artist Diploma 7 Master of Music in Jazz […]
When Lynn Holland tells her graduating students at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, “Don’t forget to write!” She means it. Holland, who was recognized with the 2011 Ruth Murray Underhill Teaching Award for adjunct faculty at DU’s Convocation on Oct. 5, says one of the best aspects of […]
On Nov. 1, Condoleezza Rice (BA political science ’74, PhD international studies ’81) released her second book: No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington (Crown Publishers). In No Higher Honor, Rice provides an account of her eight years in Washington as part of the Bush administration. She […]
Networked: A Contemporary History of News in Transition By Adrienne Russell Polity, 2011 The contemporary plugged-in era is the topic of Adrienne Russell’s new book, Networked: A Contemporary History of News in Transition (Polity 2011). The work analyzes the conditions contributing to the change in journalism and suggests potential future […]
The University of Denver hockey team faces off against reigning NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth at Magness Arena at 7:37 on Nov. 4 and 7:07 on Nov. 5 — the only two-game series between the two teams scheduled for this season. DU is 106-73-9 all-time against the Bulldogs dating back to 1961, […]
Do you honor the code? DU’s Office of Student Conduct along with members of the Honor Code Advisory Council are hoping students, staff and faculty think about this question during Honor Code Celebration Week. The week will include events and activities designed to engage DU community members in thinking about […]
Even after nearly two decades in the concert business, David Weingarden knew he still had more to learn. So the director of concerts at Denver’s roots and acoustic music outpost Swallow Hill enrolled in the executive MBA program at the Daniels College of Business. The 18-month series of classes for […]