Ariel Cheng, a senior international studies major with a minor in communication and art, leaves the University as the 2015 recipient of the Scott Reiman Emerging Leader Scholarship. The Reiman Scholarship, which is administered by Denver leadership organization Quarterly Forum, is awarded annually to extraordinary students at the University of […]

At the annual Black Male Initiative Summit (BMIS), which took place April 29 at the University of Denver, keynote speaker Michael Acuna, a Denver-based hip-hop artist who records and performs as ILL Se7en, challenged all of the young men in the room to change the way they think about themselves […]

Denver-based Love Grown is revolutionizing the most important meal of the day, and it all started with a family granola recipe. Founders Alex Hasulak (BSBA ’08) and Maddy (D’Amato) Hasulak (BA ’08) met during their junior year at DU. It was 2007, and Alex, a business major with a dream […]

The late Marilyn Stein (BA ’55, education) of Denver has bestowed $3.2 million of her estate to fund the arts and early childhood education programming at the University of Denver. This significant gift, which the University recently received, supports the creation of endowments for the Lamont School of Music, the […]

The Vicki Myhren Gallery on campus is hosting a campus-wide Student Art Show through May 27. University of Denver students were encouraged to submit work, regardless of major, and the exhibit features pieces from a wide range of students. “The goal of our end-of-the-year show was to reach students beyond […]

After four years at the University of Denver, senior Brooklyn Batey is graduating in June with degrees in psychology and sociolegal studies. Batey, a defender on the DU women’s lacrosse team, has had many triumphs both on and off the field. On Feb. 12, 2016, Brooklyn organized and ran a […]

The University of Denver has appointed Professor Michael Levine-Clark dean and director of the University Libraries, effective June 1. Levine-Clark most recently served as interim dean and director of University Libraries. Between July 2012 and August 2015, he was associate dean for scholarly communication and collections services. He replaces Nancy […]

We train hard (as in, we show up a few minutes early to warm up)! We stick to a strict team diet (beer — or, in one team member’s case, Moscow Mules). And, of course, we keep ourselves hydrated during competition (again, beer). Yes, bocce isn’t the most physically demanding […]

Instead of waiting to find a place at the University of Denver, Morgan Smith quickly created his own. Smith, now a sophomore majoring in public policy and economics, began to form DU’s chapter of the Roosevelt Institute — a New York-based nonpartisan political think tank — the summer after his […]

The second-seeded University of Denver men’s lacrosse team will begin its national title defense Sunday at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on campus. The Pioneers will host the winner of a Wednesday play-in game between Hobart and Towson at 1 p.m. MT. Denver’s No. 2 seed is its highest in program […]

The study of the relationships between humans and animals is becoming increasingly popular. The University of Denver is paving the way in this growing field by offering an academic certificate for social work graduate students interested in focusing on the human-animal-environmental connection. This unique specialization, the Animal-Assisted Social Work Certificate […]

Donald Mayer is a clinical professor in the business ethics and legal studies department of the Daniels College of Business. He is the co-editor of “Good Business: Exercising Effective and Ethical Leadership” (Taylor & Francis Inc., 2010).   Q: What are the Panama Papers? A: The Panama Papers are a […]

The University of Denver women’s lacrosse team will move to the Big East Conference for immediate competition in the 2017 season. The women’s lacrosse team will be the second Denver team in the Big East, along with the men’s lacrosse team, which joined in 2014. The women’s team will compete […]

Intentionally or not, public school disciplinary systems tend to unfairly target students of color, says Yolanda Anyon, assistant professor at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. According to civil rights data, more than half of students involved in school-related arrests are Latino and African-American. “Once someone is […]

Now a state director for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, alumna Dulce Saenz (BA ’11) first discovered her voice in a public policy class taught by former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm, director of DU’s Institute for Public Policy Studies. The class was talking about immigration, and Saenz found many of the […]