Lareesa Tompkins, an MBA candidate at DU’s Daniels College of Business, earned her undergraduate degree in cello performance at Eastern Washington University. Her hands are used to subtle bow strokes and the soft touch of strings. But recently, Tompkins donned plastic gloves and went on “gum patrol” at the Johnson […]
Ida Fasel loves written works. She reads them in French, German, Italian and Spanish. But writing poetry is her first love. Fasel, PhD English ’63, has published numerous academic articles and chapters on subjects ranging from Milton (her specialty) to translations of French poetry. She’s received a number of awards […]
“Outward journeys are courageous. Inward journeys are true travel.” What sounds like a quote from a philosophy book is actually an excerpt from a nontraditional travel guide, The Tao of Travel, written by Graduate School of Social Work Assoc. Prof. Emerita Pamela Metz. The Tao of Travel is the most […]
Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone the news — not yet, anyway. The University of Denver is quietly undertaking a branding initiative. A brand befitting our University is a far cry from a hot iron on cowhide. The right brand for DU captures our essence. To make our brand, or identity, authentic, […]
Alumnus David Rothenberg spent decades hobnobbing with Broadway stars. But it is in championing the causes of everyday people that he has found his life’s greatest rewards.
What you see is what you get with Peter Coors, MBA ’70. He loves his business, and he loves his family. And even though he operates the $5.4-billion Coors Brewing Co. in Golden, Colo., family never plays second fiddle. “Sorry I was little late. My daughter stopped by with my […]
Many visitors to the DU campus are drawn to the elegant little stone chapel nestled amongst fountains and flower beds in the Harper Humanities Garden. Thousands of students, faculty and staff have gathered at Evans Chapel over the years to worship, to be wed or to mourn those who have […]
Nationally, approximately one third of new teachers leave the profession after three years, and urban schools see most of this rapid turnover. Teachers in urban schools are chased out by challenges like poverty, crowded classrooms and low pay. But, DU is trying to help. The University’s College of Education has […]
In a competitive job market, how do new graduates beat out their competition? One way is to up the ante and walk out of college with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. DU’s Daniels College of Business has the programs to help students get their educational job done quickly. For […]
Maybe it is the media’s tendency to unearth new chapters of the same story that fuels headlines about organizations running afoul of the law or making mistakes that harm their clients or employees. As more ethical breaches and blunders come to light, the news can be disheartening. Yet there have […]
DU Pioneers share a few things you probably never knew about living in Antarctica.
According to a recent DU study, female attorneys aren’t getting their due.
As commander of the multi-national forces in Iraq, U.S. Army Gen. George Casey, MA ’80, is all over the news. But, there is more to this soldier than meets the eye.
For more than 50 years, Chancellor Emeritus Chester Alter has cast a light on the University that is still shining bright.
Although they came to DU from different backgrounds, when mechanical engineering majors William Grell and Aaron Fields stepped on campus, there were noticeable similarities. “Academically speaking, they are nearly identical. Their differences are mainly in their personalities, but they complement and strengthen each other,” says engineering Prof. Liz Tuttle. “They […]