The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program had three players drafted in Friday’s 2014 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) draft. This is the second year in a row that DU players have been drafted to the major leagues. Seniors Jeremy Noble, of Orangeville, Ontario, Jamie Faus, of Lakeville, Conn., and Terry […]

Heather McHugh (MA ’73) has run the gamut since her days at the University of Denver. She is a respected poet with a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” to her name, a professor at the University of Washington, and the executive director of CAREGIFTED, a nonprofit committed to the well-being of […]

Winter Carnival is a favorite Pioneers tradition. The first Winter Carnival was held the weekend of Jan. 13, 1961, and was sponsored by the Pioneer Ski Club. Although that weekend included a Friday the 13th, the date was selected because it coincided with NCAA skiing finals competition at the Winter […]

Rob Gleeson (BSBA ’10) isn’t just a business-school grad in real life — he also plays one on TV. Gleeson, 26, has been cast as Jeffrey, a quiet, intense “numbers guy,” on season three of Showtime’s comedy series “House of Lies,” which stars Denver native Don Cheadle as a ruthless […]

Pioneer pride has gone digital. During Homecoming and Family Weekend in October, DU’s Division of Athletics and Recreation launched Denver Digital, the first social-media hub on campus. The cyber-heart of Pioneer sports is in a corner of the Magness Arena press box, overlooking the hockey rink and basketball court. With […]

Donne and Sue Fisher are investing $5 million in the future of early childhood education through a gift to the University of Denver. Longtime supporters of the University whose generosity named the Fisher Early Learning Center at its inception, the Fishers demonstrate their ongoing visionary commitment to young children through […]

Editor’s note: In a recent New York Times op-ed, Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel of the University of Denver’s Center for Middle East Studies argue that it’s time to use force to save starving Syrians.  Their acclaimed book, “The Syria Dilemma,” puts the country’s challenges in context. For the world’s […]

Paul Stastny, a former University of Denver hockey standout and current member of the Colorado Avalanche,  has been selected as a member of the 2014 United States Olympic Ice Hockey Team. The announcement was made at Michigan Stadium Wednesday as part of the festivities at the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter […]

It took many decades for the University of Denver to become the school it is today, but the institution has its roots in 1864, when the Colorado Seminary — as the University was chartered — was founded by John Evans and a group of prominent Denver citizens. Evans previously had […]

A year ago, when her son Bobby, now 10, was first diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Jamie Lee wasn’t surprised. “By age 2, he didn’t crawl,” she recalls. “And there were other developmental issues.” Although she wasn’t taken aback by the diagnosis, she was daunted by the parenting […]

There’s no doubt University of Denver students learn a lot in the classroom. But savvy students know that taking that classroom experience into the real world is a great way to boost a resumé and to explore career options. Students look for internships in a variety of ways, but many […]

When she died — in 1981, at the age of 83 — costume designer Edith Head was, in show-biz parlance, a tough act to follow. In her decades-long Hollywood career, Head won a whopping eight Oscars and dressed everyone from Ginger Rogers and Bette Davis to Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor […]

Growing up in Denver, Ethiopia-born Hellen Kassa (BA ’12) knew her classmates weren’t getting the whole picture when it came to her homeland. “Any time I was in school or in class, people were like, ‘Oh, you’re from Ethiopia? What’s that like?’ It was very negative,” she says. “It was […]

The University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies raised more than $670,000 at its 16th annual Korbel Dinner on Sept. 9. The funds will support scholarships, faculty research and programs. The sold-out event featured two-term former President George W. Bush as its special guest and keynote speaker. The […]

After the dust had settled and the tears had dried, in the months after the University of Denver men’s lacrosse season ended so discouragingly, coach Bill Tierney could only shake his head, recalling how the bitter end unfolded. “There hadn’t been any penalties the whole game,” Tierney says. “Then, to […]