Law Professor Roberto Corrada says he’s gone from “happy, to happier, to even happier still” in his career. But he had to give up a couple of dreams before discovering his passion. When he was 7 years old, Corrada wanted to be an astronaut, but poor eyesight got in the […]
Violina Mitovska, 20, was destined for higher education — her first word was “book” and her favorite make-believe character was a university student. Those childhood dreams are coming true with the help of the 2006 Vision Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship to DU’s Women’s College sponsored jointly by the college and the […]
In the world of knitting, Cheryl (Goughnour) Oberle is a rock star. The author of Folk Shawls and Folk Vests—standards in most knitters’ libraries—Oberle (BA ’77) is a meticulous designer of knitwear patterns, an exacting and time-consuming art that involves a deep understanding of fiber, mathematics and technique. Oberle designs […]
Five athletes were inducted into the 2006 Athletic Hall of Fame Oct. 19. Inductees included a standout tennis player, a two-time national champion skier, a national champion goaltender, DU’s first-ever women’s basketball All-American, a special individual inductee and the 1967–68 hockey team. The ceremony, held at DU’s Cable Center, brought […]
Hispanic Business Magazine has named José Roberto (Beto) Juárez Jr. to its annual list of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics.” Juárez is the first Hispanic dean of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. After earning an AB in history from Stanford University in 1977 and a JD from the University […]
To understand Jean East, associate professor in the Graduate School of Social Work and a winner of the 2006 Distinguished Teaching Award, you need to go back to 1916. That’s when her mother, Margaret, was born. Margaret East was, according to her daughter, an “early feminist.” “Mom went to college, a […]
Duncan Barlow is a quiet and reflective man with two very different personas: creative writing PhD and front man of the up-and-coming Denver band d. biddle. Barlow doesn’t see the two forms of expression as mutually exclusive, however. Rather, he describes them as “two different modes of operation,” which he […]
Eric Fretz’s service-learning approach is a pragmatic one. DU’s new Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) director says he embraces the philosophy of John Dewey and other early 20th century American philosophers who believed truth comes from what works. In particular, Dewey’s belief that the individual’s value comes through […]
Nervous high school, middle school and elementary students entering the classroom on the first day of school might not believe it, but the teachers often are as uncomfortable as they are. It is DU College of Education Professor Paul Michalec’s goal to instill Denver Public School teachers with confidence and […]
The University of Denver’s new Faculty Senate president is one of the 101 most dangerous academics in America, according to author and activist David Horowitz. Dean Saitta, professor and former chair of anthropology at DU, was named in Horowitz’s new book, The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (Regnery […]
There were more than just high school students PeaceJamming this weekend. DU students played a major role in the largest gathering of Nobel Peace Prize winners ever on U.S. soil. The Nobel laureates were on campus for PeaceJam’s 10th anniversary celebration Sept. 15–17. About 120 DU students served as mentors […]
Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams told a crowd of more than 300 DU students, faculty, staff and visiting teenagers from around the globe today that it’s not just the job of young people to bring about peace in the world. “We all have to find our own ways in our […]
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu will participate in PeaceJam’s 10th anniversary celebration Sept. 15–17 at the University of Denver. The PeaceJam gathering of 10 peace prize winners will be the largest congregation of Nobel laureates in the U.S. Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his leadership in […]
Center for Judaic Studies (CJS) director and history associate professor David Shneer had plans to go to Israel this summer. Those plans, made before Hezbollah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers, didn’t change when bombs and missiles started flying over the border between Israel and Lebanon. Shneer went to Israel in July […]
It’s happened to countless of women since the beginning of time. Children fight in wars that their moms don’t agree with. Political activist and songwriter Laurie “Fly Janov” Williams, BA ’74, is counted among them. “My son rebelled against his hippie mother and joined the Marines,” Williams says. Her son, […]