There’s a lot of official University history available for perusal at the new Digital DU website: archival photographs, meeting minutes, media guides. But for those who want a more authentic glimpse at what was going on at the University during any given year, the site’s collection of digitized yearbooks is […]

When Fred Hadley (BS engineering ’52) was a senior, he walked around the University of Denver campus with his 16mm camera shooting nearly 38 minutes of black and white footage. About 10 months ago, a friend helped him convert it from film to digital, and they put it on the […]

Martin Luther King Jr. visited the DU campus twice, first in 1964 and later in 1967. In 1964 he spoke before a crowd of 600 in the old Student Union Building (now the south end of the Driscoll Student Center) in an appearance sponsored by the local Shorter Community AME […]

Martin Luther King Jr. visited the DU campus twice, first in 1964 and later in 1967. On Jan. 24, 1964, he spoke before a crowd of 600 in the old Student Union Building (now the south end of the Driscoll Student Center) in an appearance sponsored by the local Shorter […]

For half a century, the Peace Corps has provided DU alumni and students with a life-changing chance to serve.

There is little question the memories come with a whiff of sadness every time Gordon Cooper recalls his remarkable football career at the University of Denver. Those memories, after all, are all Cooper and the former Pioneers gridiron greats have to cherish besides the grainy, fading photos of a program […]

Former U.S. Secretary of State and DU alumna Condoleezza Rice (BA ’74, PhD ’81) served as National Security Advisor from 2001–05. In this video, she recalls the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  DU Today has posted a video of Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies, and  Jacaranda Palmateer, director of DU’s counseling services. For […]

Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies, had a long career as a diplomat. In this video, he recalls the events of Sept. 11, 2001. At the time, Hill was serving as the U.S. ambassador to Poland. DU Today has posted videos of DU alumna and former U.S. […]

 Jacaranda Palmateer, director of DU’s counseling services, was attending classes at DU on Sept. 11, 2001. In this video, she talks about her experiences at DU that day. DU Today has posted videos of Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (BA’74, PhD […]

On Sept. 11, 2001, DU lost three of its own in the deadliest terrorist attack ever on American soil: Kathryn (LaBorie) Yancey-Salazar (attd. ’77) was a flight attendant on United Flight 175, which hit the south tower of the World Trade Center; Robert Ploger III (BA ’65) and Mari-Rae Sopper […]

When 3.2 beer was made legal in April 1933 — as a stopgap method to get booze to the people before Prohibition officially ended eight months later — the Crimson and Gold Inn at 1201 S. Pearl St. was among the first Denver bars to serve the lower-alcohol suds. The […]

The 1960 movie Where the Boys Are changed the city of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., forever. Starring icons of the time such time George Hamilton, Paula Prentiss and Connie Francis, the beach-set comedy — filmed in Fort Lauderdale — turned the town into a spring break destination at a time when […]

For those who love to bask in the romance of eras gone by, you won’t want to miss: “Ballet Struck: Lillian Covillo and Colorado Ballet,” a special exhibit of vintage dance memorabilia on the main level of DU’s Penrose Library. The exhibit offers an opportunity to learn about the history […]

Spend 90 minutes with law professor Don Smith and you will know “The Rest of the Story.” Like the popular Paul Harvey radio segment that shed new light on figures and events lost to history, Smith’s latest work tells the rest of the story about Jean Monnet. It’s a documentary […]

Sheila Schroeder, an associate professor in DU’s Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies, has tackled the topics of activism and non-violence in her films before. Now she’s looking at the topic while sharing a moment of the University’s history. “Woodstock West: Build Not Burn” will highlight the events of […]