Ramón Gutiérrez, historian, award-winning author, and director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago, will deliver the 2012 James Kirk Lecture — sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies — at DU on April 11. The title of his lecture is […]
The Denver women’s lacrosse team concludes its home schedule with games against Stanford on Saturday and San Diego State on Monday. DU will honor seniors Laura Connors, Ashley Harman, Melissa Maier and Becca Steinberg prior to Saturday’s game. The Pioneers are 5-14 all-time against the Cardinal, which has won the […]
Editor’s note: This event is now sold out. Novelist, nonfiction writer, poet and children’s book writer Julia Alvarez is the inaugural lecturer April 17 for the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (AHSS) Distinguished Speaker Series. Alvarez, an English professor and writer-in-residence at Middlebury College in Vermont, is a prolific author […]
University of Denver women’s basketball head coach Erik Johnson has accepted the women’s basketball head coaching position at Boston College, DU Vice Chancellor for Athletics and Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations Peg Bradley-Doppes announced today. The Pioneers will begin a national search for a new coach immediately. “We appreciate all […]
Amdom Giday has to be in the running to get the prize for traveling the farthest to attend the University of Denver. Giday traveled about 10,000 miles, which translates to 27 hours on planes through five airports in Ethiopia, Rome, Washington, D.C., Orlando and Denver. Fortunately, he got here about […]
Reflecting on memories ranging from her days as a “wayward and lost music major” at the University of Denver to an awkward meeting with Moammar Gadhafi, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice enthralled a crowd at her alma mater April 2 in conversation with her former employee, Ambassador Christopher Hill. […]
Living proof. That’s what you could call Micah Messenheimer (MA ’10, MLIS ’10). Living proof that there is life – and work — after studying the arts in college. But even he admits the road can be rough. “I think most students who enter the arts do it out of […]
Ever wonder exactly how a book gets from DU’s offsite storage facility to the temporary Penrose Library in the Driscoll Student Center? This video will answer all your questions.
The inaugural Lamont Clarinet Festival will bring high school clarinet students from all over Colorado to the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music on April 7. “This will hopefully serve as an annual event for all clarinetists to look forward to and act as a place to learn and […]
The Newman Center Presents series at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the venue’s 10th anniversary with a mix of old and new. The 2012–13 season, announced Sunday, features a full slate of dance, music and opera. The season kicks off Sept. 22 with Newman Center favorite Aspen […]
The DU community will participate in several religious and seasonal observations over the next two weeks. Good Friday Service A nondenominational Good Friday service will be led by DU Chaplain Gary Brower at noon April 6 in Evans Chapel. Egg Hunt The Staff Advisory Council and Faculty Senate host […]
The Strait of Hormuz offered smooth sailing for Pranit Nanda as the sixth-grader cruised to victory March 30 at the National Geographic Bee Colorado state championship, hosted annually by the DU geography department. Pranit, who came in second last year, went all the way in 2012 on a daily regimen […]