University of Denver senior Jess Davidson was one of 10 students recognized by the White House last week as an “It’s On Us White House Champion of Change.” The “It’s On Us” campaign, which seeks to engage college students and other members of campus communities in preventing sexual assault, has […]
It was in a writing class during the spring of his first year at DU that Paul Sherman was first exposed to the idea of food justice. His instructor showed her students a documentary on the Food Recovery Network (FRN), a nationwide organization dedicated to fighting food waste and hunger […]
First held in May 2013, the annual DU Day of Action is the brainchild of DU alumnus Julio Alas (BA ’08, MA ’11). Alas worked at the time as a kindergarten teacher at a school with a large population of students of color and many future first-generation college students. He […]
The University of Denver is home to dozens of unique clubs, including the Global Medical and Dental Brigades. Over spring break in March, members of the club ventured to rural Nicaragua to provide water and medical relief to communities in need. This was the chapter’s fifth spring break trip visiting […]
More than 300 University of Denver faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends gathered Tuesday at the Cable Center near campus for a “fireside chat” featuring Chancellor Rebecca Chopp and Mary Sue Coleman, president emerita of the University of Michigan and a member of DU’s Board of Trustees. The conversation, titled […]
DU’s Lamont Opera Theatre presents its spring opera, Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte,” April 14–17 at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. The opera illustrates the hilarious complications that follow fiancee-swapping, as two disguised young sailors try to test their soon-to-be brides’ fidelity. The cast, crew and orchestra consist of […]
The University of Denver has been awarded a silver rating by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (AASHE STARS). AASHE STARS is a comprehensive, transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. “It is evident in […]
For the past 10 years, the University of Denver has partnered with the Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association’s Higher Visions for Education (HVE) program. Each week, a group of adult students with Down syndrome can be found in DU’s Cherrington Hall learning about a variety of topics; from nutrition and […]
The American legal system is known for many things — for crowded dockets and lengthy appeals, for citizen jurors and cases too often settled because of budget concerns — but being user-friendly isn’t one of them. For the last decade, Rebecca Love Kourlis and the University of Denver’s Institute for […]
Underscoring the University of Denver’s impact on the Mile High City, Westword’s 2016 Best of Denver Awards, which were announced Wednesday, boast multiple DU connections. The Enrichment Program at University College was named “best intellectual exercise,” praised for its varied offerings that “range from art- and music-appreciation courses to writing […]
The University of Denver is preparing for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), nationally recognized in the U.S. every April. Since last April’s SAAM, the University has made progress on several fronts to provide a safer, more compassionate campus environment and to more comprehensively support individuals who have expressed concern regarding […]
Arturo Lopez-Levy is a PhD candidate at DU’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and a lecturer at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. A Cuban émigré who came to the United States in 2001, he has served as a consultant and analyst for organizations concerned about U.S. policies toward […]
The University of Denver has announced speakers for the spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies in May and June. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will deliver the spring undergraduate Commencement address on Saturday, June 4. Albright is the daughter of Josef Korbel, the former DU international studies professor for whom the […]
The Newman Center Presents series, which brings performing artists from around the world to the University of Denver campus, has announced its 2016–17 season. The season kicks off Sept. 29 and 30 when modern dance phenomenon MOMIX brings its trademark blend of dance, circus arts and multimedia visual spectacle to […]
The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute (RMLUI) at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law held its 25th annual conference last week with 30-plus educational sessions on topics ranging from urban sprawl, demographic shifts and regional planning to acid mine drainage, water use, climate change and economic forces shaping […]