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Security director Cindy Courville has her eye on Africa

Security director Cindy Courville has her eye on Africa

Where others see a strife-torn, problem-plagued continent, Cindy Courville, MA ’80, PhD ’88, sees a cradle of potential. As a director at the National Security Council’s African Affairs office, Courville has her lens trained on Africa. And what she observes—a host of countries working hard on their problems—makes her optimistic […]

Alumnus Tony Carroll aids Africa in trade with the U.S.

Tony Carroll, BA ’75, JD ’84, can picture the day when Africa no longer needs billions of dollars of humanitarian relief and development aid. Indeed, he’s devoted much of his career to hastening that day. With his undergraduate degree in economics and a background in securities law, Carroll is vice […]

Alumna from Argentina finds new adventure in Africa

Alumna from Argentina finds new adventure in Africa

Claudia Giannetti, MA geography ’92, immersed herself in a new culture when she came to the United States from Argentina as a student and a Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) staffer. Giannetti felt international encounters were important learning experiences, which is one reason why she stayed on at DU […]

Karin Polak serves the world with Habitat for Humanity

For most Americans, commuting to work means getting into a car and driving a few miles. For Karin Polak, MA international administration ’99, going back and forth to work has taken on a new dimension. In the past few months alone, Polak has commuted to Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon and Egypt. […]

African alumna using business degree to market her family’s coffee beans

African alumna using business degree to market her family’s coffee beans

Kenya’s countryside is a mesh of lush forests and wild vegetation broken up by family and commercial farms of sugar cane, tea and coffee. Just outside of Nairobi is Kiamara Estate Coffee, the 900-acre family farm of Rose Karugu, MBA ’01. “You have to sell your coffee to the government, […]

Michael Carson committed to helping Africa

Michael Carson committed to helping Africa

For almost 14 years, Michael Carson, BA political science ’85, has been involved in African social and economic community advancement. He first landed in Africa as a business adviser and teacher with the Peace Corps. From 1992–2003 he worked with Africare, an American nonprofit relief and development organization, as program […]

Alumnae help refugees through African Community Center

Alumnae help refugees through African Community Center

Imagine arriving home from work to find that the government has seized your home and that your spouse and children have been assaulted by militant troops. For whatever reason—your name, skin color or religious beliefs—you are no longer welcomed in your country. Where would you go? Who would you turn […]

J-Mac is still the place to find wild and wacky dorm rooms

J-Mac is still the place to find wild and wacky dorm rooms

With a South Pacific theme in mind, first-year students Lauren Brooks and Agila Zafar have transformed their dorm room: Visitors to their first-floor Johnson McFarlane (J-Mac) room get the feeling they’ve booked passage on a cheap Polynesian cruise ship complete with tropical bedding, colorful Japanese lamps and inflatable plastic fish. […]

A man of peace and power

A man of peace and power

For more than 30 years, alumnus Richard Lapchick has made civil rights his mission.

Old horn, new tricks

Old horn, new tricks

A student research project has breathed new life into a Mozart concerto.

No distance too great

No distance too great

Social work education now is reaching an overlooked and needy corner of the country.

Strength in numbers

Strength in numbers

DU’s women golfers measure their success by the might of their team.

Buried treasure

Buried treasure

A long-lost trove of gold and silver will benefit DU art students.

Remembering Lucky Lindy

In a whirlwind visit to Denver and DU, Charles Lindbergh snared the heart of the Mile High City.

Hail to “The Chief”

Hail to “The Chief”

Former Head Coach Murray Armstrong turned DU into a hockey dynasty.