University of Denver alumni Andy and Barbara Taylor have announced a gift of $5 million, which will be added to the already-established Taylor Scholarship endowment of $1 million. The gift will provide scholarships to foster diversity among undergraduate students attending DU’s Daniels College of Business. The University has matched the […]
From opera to Africa, feminism to the Middle East, this year’s list of Humanities Institute Salons covers a wide range of topics. Each year, DU’s Humanities Institute holds eight to 12 salons beginning in October and going through spring of the following year. About 20 people meet in a private […]
You couldn’t blame Mark Rycroft (BSBA ’03) for choosing the University of Denver. When the aspiring hockey player first visited campus, the Colorado Avalanche had just hoisted its first Stanley Cup, and a new rink at the Ritchie Center was in development. And, perhaps most importantly for the freshman right […]
Most patent attorneys don’t include shamanism in their list of hobbies, but for Ellen Winner, the combination is a natural fit. Winner’s interest started in 1984 when she read The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner, who’s credited with introducing shamanism to the Western world. She attended Harner’s two-week […]
Snarf’s, a Boulder-based sandwich shop, plans to open near the DU campus on East Evans Avenue and South Williams Street by early 2012. The sandwich maker will operate out of the location at 1729 E. Evans Ave. that formerly housed Trompeau Bakery, which moved to a larger location on the […]
University of Denver Sturm College of Law alumnus Brian Boatright has been named to Colorado’s Supreme Court. Boatright (JD ’88) was selected to serve as a justice on the state’s highest court by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Oct. 27. He will replace Justice Alex Martinez, who is stepping down Oct. […]
Fresh off its first postseason bid in a decade, the Denver women’s basketball team looks to build on a 2010–11 season that saw head coach Erik Johnson tally the most victories in his three-year tenure at the helm and record the program’s first victory over a ranked opponent during its […]
The University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation honored the late Ron Moore and his family’s gift of the Highlands Ranch Golf Club in a grand celebration held at the club on Thursday afternoon. Highlands Ranch Golf Club, a semi-private facility that was named the official home of the […]
On Nov. 1, Condoleezza Rice (BA political science ’74, PhD international studies ’81) released her second book: No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington (Crown Publishers). In No Higher Honor, Rice provides an account of her eight years in Washington as part of the Bush administration. She […]
The University of Denver hockey team faces off against reigning NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth at Magness Arena at 7:37 on Nov. 4 and 7:07 on Nov. 5 — the only two-game series between the two teams scheduled for this season. DU is 106-73-9 all-time against the Bulldogs dating back to 1961, […]
Even after nearly two decades in the concert business, David Weingarden knew he still had more to learn. So the director of concerts at Denver’s roots and acoustic music outpost Swallow Hill enrolled in the executive MBA program at the Daniels College of Business. The 18-month series of classes for […]
It is not a globe-crossing pipeline that makes any sort of logistical sense — not culturally, not economically and certainly not geographically. Nonetheless, the transcontinental shuttle between Norway and Colorado continues to be a remarkable boon to the University of Denver’s athletic program. Long a haven for Norwegian skiers looking […]
The University of Denver announced today that the Commission on Presidential Debates has selected the University as the host site for a 2012 U.S. presidential debate. The debate will be held on Oct. 3 in Magness Arena at DU’s Ritchie Center for Sports and Wellness. “The University of Denver is […]
The University of Denver men’s soccer team has played an extremely difficult schedule to date, and the challenge continues as the Pioneers welcome No. 25 Cal State-Bakersfield at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at CIBER Field. “As we enter the last two weekends in the regular season, we need to get […]
Keenan Gates (EMBA ’01) credits the degree he earned at DU’s Daniels College of Business with his success in the media business and the nonprofit he serves. Gates was ready to quit his job at EchoStar to return to school when the company offered to send him to the University […]