U.S.News & World Report’s annual college rankings for undergraduate education, released this week, place the University of Denver among the nation’s top 100 doctoral universities. The University of Denver ranked No. 88, compared to No. 85 last year. DU tied with tied with Auburn University, Howard University, and the universities […]
On any given day, music pours out of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts as students at the Lamont School of Music practice under the watchful eyes, and ears, of their professors. Since last fall, Lamont has offered students the opportunity to play for visiting musicians through the school’s […]
Peter Grandbois took a long and winding road—through Boulder, Chicago and Spain, through the fencing and business worlds. Now he’s living his dream. He graduated this summer from DU with a PhD in creative writing and literature, his first novel is on bookshelves and he started teaching. The Gravedigger (Chronicle […]
Students, commuters and anyone else who has ever used a backpack knows how difficult it is to keep things organized while on the go. University of Denver graduate Ian Ivarson realized there’s a better way. He created the “Ivar System”—soft shelves that keep books, papers and other necessities separate and […]
Buddy Knox, manager of parking services at DU, says he wants to “make the fine fit the crime.” Come Sept. 1, Knox will implement several new changes to parking on campus, including installing boots on egregious violators’ vehicles. Non-payment of three or more parking citations in a year, displaying an […]
In the span of an hour, senior psychology major Jenny Oertell watched an inconsolable autistic boy transform after listening to Mozart through special headphones and playing in a gym where a variety of textures, activities and colors were at his disposal. As an intern at the Sensory Therapies and Research (STAR) […]
Joanna Burciaga hasn’t stepped foot into her first college class, but she’s already learned valuable lessons thanks to the Daniels Fund Scholarship program she attended at DU in mid July. “The whole week has made me really excited about college. But, I’ve also learned a lot that I’ll use for […]
When a young Robert Coombe and his family moved to Denver in 1956, the University of Denver was facing the same tough financial times it would face when he joined the faculty nearly three decades later. While the 7-year-old Coombe was pulling books from his neighborhood bookmobile, DU officials were […]
Anjali Nanda won’t earn a cent from her six-month internship starting next month, but the recent DU graduate is confident that the experience—working for the Robert Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights—will be worth the financial hardship. The Kennedy family founded the Washington, D.C., based memorial in 1968 to continue […]
After 60 years of teaching—on three campuses and under nine chancellors—Daniels College of Business Professor James “JJ” Johnston administered his last test in June. Johnston, who taught business law at DU since 1946, will remain with Daniels for the next year as a special adviser to Dean Karen Newman. The […]
The University’s fiscal-year 2007 budget shows strong financial underpinnings, and DU will increase its operating margin from $3 million to $5 million, according to the budget proposal approved in June by the Board of Trustees. The purpose of the operating margin increase is to build reserves as a hedge against […]
Tuba-teaching is a forte at the Lamont School of Music. The Lamont faculty includes two of the tuba world’s premiere figures. Kathy Aylsworth-Brantigan and Warren Deck—each with decades of experience in pedagogy and performance—tutor tuba with the best of them. And this summer, DU was the center of the known […]
From groundbreaking to closing, students in the Daniels College of Business Residential Practicum course experience homebuilding firsthand. Part of the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management (RECM) program, the course pairs student teams with home building companies to build a home from start to finish. The teams form […]
Denver is generally known for its mountains and microbrews, but as the city grows, it is also commanding attention for its art. Art districts are everywhere in metro Denver. While there isn’t one in University Park, concentrations of galleries and studios have cropped up within a short drive—on Santa Fe […]
Finding quality, affordable child care near the DU campus can be a challenge. Ask any faculty or staff member who has tried to find daycare, and you will often hear frustrating tales of yearlong wait lists and expensive tuition. A University task force has been formed to address the problem. […]