Thank you so very much for arranging for me to get 30 copies of your wonderful issue [summer 2004] of the University of Denver Magazine. The cover, the graphic of the map of Africa [“Seeds of Change”], the heart-wrenching story of Mutuma and Beatrice [“Hope in the Heart of Africa”], […]
It’s said that great minds think alike, so it’s clear that Colorado’s women and girls have a couple of great minds working on their behalf. At the same time that Dean Michele “Mike” Bloom was dreaming of a grander home for DU’s Women’s College, Merle Catherine Chambers, LLM ’84, was […]
After more than a century of change and construction of a new building, the University of Denver’s Women’s College has found its niche.
Fixed at the top of the screen, the cursor blinks an incessant command: begin, begin, begin. And my brain, stalled in a similar manner, won’t permit me to answer past one ineffectual plea: “God, I just want this to be over.” I haven’t even begun and already I am wishing […]
Snow clings to Colorado’s San Juan Mountains like a white satin dress on a voluptuous woman. The region’s mining history and freezing temperatures are expressed in the orange, iron-stained ice formations lining the single highway winding through the landscape. It is here that Dolores LaChapelle, BA English ’47, has cultivated […]
With a little help from mutant mice, a researcher at DU’s Eleanor Roosevelt Institute has uncovered the genetic root of obesity, and with it, a potential cure.
Your husband dies of AIDS. You probably are infected, too. Alone, you will need to provide for your four children, but work isn’t available. You already live in poverty, and now you’ve been stripped of all property, including your tiny home made of sheet metal, plywood and other refuse. This […]
Few people know what it’s like to compete on live television. The studio lights are blinding, and millions of viewers watch your every move. In February, NBC Sports intern David Eichenstein, BA psychology ’04, tasted the limelight for himself when he starred in “The Intern,” a Today Show feature modeled […]
After teaching in Denver public schools for 20 years, Anne Pennington, BA ’59, thought it was time to start a new career. So, 40 years after graduating with a degree in theatre and education, she went back to school to get a master’s degree in ministry. It was “a time […]
Anyone who knows Scott Beard, JD ’93, knows about his passion for assisting crime victims. He’s been involved in victim services for more than 16 years, including working on national, state and local public policy issues affecting those who have been touched by crime. Beard worked for several national victim-related […]
Rugs can be much more than just floor coverings. Some, like those designed by Merry DeBoer, are true works of art. DeBoer, BA history ’69, has been designing artistic area rugs for 30 years. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, DeBoer worked as a dance and reading therapist at a school […]
From Uganda to Nicaragua, DU students are waging a battle on behalf of human rights.
In one corner of Kenya, a DU student is lighting the way to peace.
When she completed her graduate studies, Jill Marquardt, MBA ’02, thought it was a great time to do what she always regretted not doing after her undergraduate studies—explore the world. After spending six months in Costa Rica, Marquardt had an opportunity to go to Senegal for three months as part […]
When GSIS master’s degree candidate Andrea Connell told her parents that she was spending a summer in South Sudan, they were more than a little apprehensive. “I tried not to elaborate on the security risks,” says Connell, noting that the Sudanese people have lived amidst civil unrest since 1955, with […]