Many successful people attribute their achievements to the tough childhoods they had to overcome. Not so for Dana Cain, founder of the Denver Modernism Show. “I’ve always loved advertising, I’ve always loved television, my mom made sure I saw every movie that came out,” says Cain (BA mass communication ’81). […]
“Andy Warhol in Colorado,” an eagerly awaited show featuring photographs and films by the pop-art legend, will open in the winter of 2010 in DU’s Victoria H. Myhren Gallery in the Shwayder Art Building. But before that, the gallery will feature displays of innovative photography, digital art, paintings and more […]
DU’s creative writing program is one of two local major sponsors of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2010 annual conference, which is slated to take place in Denver April 7–10, 2010. The convention is expected to bring more than 500 teachers, publishers and writers to Denver, including keynote […]
After a death in his family, Harry attempts to escape his grief by fleeing overseas to a city that sounds like Barcelona but is never named as such, where he begins life anew, meeting different people and falling in love with a woman named Solange, who works on the street […]
“Andy Warhol in Colorado,” an eagerly awaited show featuring photographs and films by the pop-art legend, will open Sept. 23, 2010, in DU’s Victoria H. Myhren Gallery in the Shwayder Art Building. But before that, the gallery will feature displays of innovative photography, digital art, paintings and more as part […]
There are plot twists in the books of Denver-based author Sandra Dallas that surprise even her. “The thing I’m writing now, I have various characters, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, this couple dies. And they have this daughter,” says Dallas (BA journalism ’60). “I thought, ‘OK, we […]
When you’re looking for someone to serve as a role model for young people in Denver’s Asian-Pacific-American community, it’s hard to imagine a better candidate than Judge Kerry Steven Hada (JD ’88). A Denver native whose community-service resume includes time with Big Brothers Big Sisters, Denver Kids, the Rocky Mountain […]
With his second novel, Lee Patton is finally a first-time author. The author’s new mystery, Love and Genetic Weaponry: The Beginner’s Guide, is his second featuring gay teacher-turned-sleuth Ray O’Brien, but it’s the first novel Patton has published under his own name. Patton (MA English ’82) authored O’Brien’s previous adventure, […]
DU is going heavy metal this week, as the annual Rafael Mendez Brass Institute takes over the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. In its third year at DU — and 25th overall — the weeklong Mendez Institute welcomes horn players from all over the country to study with 20 […]
In Mia Mulvey’s world, odors aren’t just things you can smell. You can see them, too. Mulvey, an assistant art professor at DU, has an exhibit of ceramic sculptures of molecules on display at Detroit’s Pewabic Pottery through June 28. Inspired by research on smell, Mulvey crafted her sculptures to […]
When it comes to giving advice, Vernon Perry’s approach is simple: “I just try to keep my mouth shut and my ears open.” This humble tactic has served him well over the years as people have come to him for wisdom on all sorts of matters. But, when Perry felt […]
Exiled diplomat Josef Korbel, founder and namesake of DU’s international studies school, reinvented himself as a devoted teacher and scholar.
Even though as many as 30,000 American Indians live in the Denver metro area, social work doctoral candidate Nancy Lucero has regularly confronted social workers telling her, “I don’t encounter Native people in my work.” At the same time, she says, many American Indians say they feel “invisible” in the […]
Current economic conditions can challenge even DU graduates. Fuel prices are climbing to unprecedented heights; the number of home foreclosures is setting new records and the financial markets have more volatility than ever—all leading to increased pressure from creditors. Here are some tips, insights and suggestions for successfully handling creditors […]
As Lauren was our first child to go off to college, September filled us with both excitement and trepidation: How would she manage so far from home? By all counts, it seemed that she spent her first quarter happy and quite able to handle her own life. We couldn’t wait […]