As global leaders gather in Paris for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference, the University of Denver is preparing to host Mayor Michael Hancock’s inaugural Sustainable Denver Summit on Dec. 3. The summit seeks to mobilize local leaders to partner with the City and County of Denver in achieving the […]
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) has awarded the Division of Campus Safety (DCS) at the University of Denver with its Campus Security Accreditation. Members of Campus Safety received the award on Nov. 21 at the commission’s conference in Miami. The CALEA accreditation program is voluntary […]
Nov. 23 marks the end of the fall quarter for the University of Denver, but campus won’t be completely empty. Three varsity teams have games, and the Newman Center for the Performing Arts will be abuzz with holiday concerts by national and local performers from ballet to brass bands. Visit […]
You may have received — as has the Office of International Education — some inquiries from students and parents regarding the continuation of study-abroad programs for fall 2015. At this time there are no plans to bring DU students home early. There also are no plans to cancel faculty-led courses to Europe scheduled for later this month.
As a result of conversations with the University community and alumni about the growing need for scholarship funding, Chancellor Rebecca Chopp launched the Momentum Scholarship Challenge earlier this year. The scholarship matching program will endow $45 million in new scholarship funding by 2018 in an effort to eliminate the need gap for undergraduate students — the average of $6,500 a student is unable to pay even after receiving aid.
Luc Beaudoin, associate provost at the Office of Internationalization at the University of Denver, said Saturday that DU has confirmed the safety of its study-abroad students in France and elsewhere in Europe. “Our hearts go out to all in Paris who have suffered from the tragedy that unfolded yesterday. DU […]
Luc Beaudoin, associate provost at the Office of Internationalization at the University of Denver, said Friday night that DU is working to confirm the status of study-abroad students in light of today’s attacks in Paris. “We know of at least six students who are studying abroad in Paris, and more […]
The University of Missouri has been making headlines this week, raising important questions and concerns about racial tension on college campuses. At the University of Denver, student leaders and administrators alike say they realize there is a lot of work to do surrounding issues of inclusivity and diversity on campus. […]
Over the next year, the University will be undertaking a major review of the supports we offer and the education we provide. We will continue to take steps toward becoming the inclusive community we strive to be. We will listen to the experiences of our community members with compassion and empathy. And most importantly, we will challenge ourselves to unpack our biases.
At the University of Denver, even the archives have impact. That’s particularly true of a set of photographs by Edward Curtis, the 19th-century artist and ethnographer known as the “Shadow Catcher,” a moniker he was given by the Native Americans whose visages and culture he captured in his internationally […]
On a cool fall evening in October, more than 30 undergraduate DU business students received coaching in one of the least-taught but most-important business skills: how to dress appropriately for interviewing and for holding down the all-important first job. The fifth annual “Dress Code” fashion show, hosted by the Daniels […]
Goodstein uncovered plenty of bones in his latest book, The Ghosts of University Park, Platt Park and Beyond (New Social Publications, 2010), in which he examines historic south Denver and the stories — good and bad — of its people and places.
Peter Warren — who served the University of Denver as a visionary dean of University College, as vice provost for global development and as an associate professor of mathematics — died on Oct. 15 at his home in Lower Downtown Denver. He was 77. Born in 1938 in New York, […]
Students at DU’s Ricks Center for Gifted Children take full advantage of their location on a college campus, performing school plays at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, taking gym class at the Coors Fitness Center, researching projects at the Anderson Academic Commons and enjoying access to experts across […]
Through new collaborative efforts among colleges, interdisciplinary education is taking shape at DU. Consider the recent Master Scholar CEO panel discussion, sponsored by the Sturm College of Law and featuring alumni from four colleges and five industries, who gathered on campus to share their professional experiences with students and community […]