DU’s Center for World Languages and Cultures will host its first symposium, “Last Whispers: The Fate of Endangered Languages and Cultures,” April 4–6. One language becomes extinct every 14 days, and more than half of the world’s languages — approximately 3,000 — will die in the 21st century, says Kathy […]
“Inclusive Excellence in Practice” will be the theme of DU’s 10th annual Diversity Summit on May 6. The day-long event will be open to the DU campus and the greater Denver community. Online registration begins on April 1. The summit will feature successful diversity and inclusion practices from community and […]
The University of Denver is offering three ways to watch TEDxDU. This year, participants can attend the live TEDxDU program or the TEDxDU Active watch party on campus. Participants also can watch a live stream of the event online at www.tedxdu.com. TEDxDU Active — the live simulcast — will be […]
When Cory Metcalf describes his art, he uses words such as “synaesthetic experience” and “bio-mimetic visual forms.” To understand the words, attend his performance. Metcalf, a master’s student in DU’s Electronic Media Arts and Design Department, and his artistic partner, David Stout, are the group known as NoiseFold. The two […]
DU astronomy Professor Toshiya Ueta thought it was just another earthquake, but it wasn’t. Ueta, who flew into Tokyo the day of the devastating earthquake, recalled the events of March 11 at a special panel discussion about the disaster in Japan held in Driscoll Gallery on March 28. Sponsored by […]
Two current DU students and one recent graduate will share their inspiring personal stories at the final TEDxDU Salon. The student-organized gathering is the third in a series of preview events leading up to TEDxDU in May. The April 14 event, which is themed “Following Your Passions,” will take place […]
It’s one of those double-take moments: “Did I just see a dog walk across the stage?” Well, if you’ve attended a DU Commencement at the Graduate School of Social Work, the answer is yes, you likely did see a dog walk across the stage. It’s part of a special program […]
DU and the Iliff School of Theology are sponsoring an international conference on Religion, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery March 31–April 2 on the campuses of the two institutions. The conference will draw attention to the contemporary problems of human trafficking and slavery and address what faith-based organizations are doing […]
Eliza Griswold traveled 9,000 miles to two continents and 10 countries over the past seven years for her latest book, The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line between Christianity and Islam (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010). Griswold, an award-winning American journalist and poet, gave a talk about the book […]
Jazz fans will find a lot to like about the 2011–12 Newman Center Presents series, which includes performances by vocalist Jane Monheit on Oct. 18, pianist Chucho Valdes and his Afro-Cuban Messengers band on Feb. 14 and pianist Brad Mehldau on May 11, 2012. In keeping with the season’s “Convergences” […]
As it nears the end of its “Legacies”-themed season, the Newman Center Presents series is gearing up for a show that is practically a definition of the word “legacy.” On March 25, acclaimed pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane — former music director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra — will share […]
Students at the Lamont School of Music will get a chance to learn from one of the world’s foremost chamber music groups — the American String Quartet. The quartet will teach a master class March 22 at 3:30 p.m. at DU’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts. The class is […]
DU’s Study Abroad Office has been monitoring the situation in Japan during the past week. Given the ongoing nature of the crisis, the office has decided to cancel its spring semester programs in Tokyo and Osaka. DU currently has three students in Japan. Earlier this week, administrators in DU’s Study […]
Eliza Griswold, an award-winning American journalist and poet, will be the spring 2011 Bridges to the Future speaker. Her lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 22 at DU’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts. A former Harvard Nieman Fellow, Griswold reports on religion, conflict and human rights. She’s won […]
Roddy MacInnes, associate professor of photography at DU, will share part of his “Jim River” project starting March 22 at Penrose Library. The project covers MacInnes’ fascination with family albums, which began about 19 years ago after finding the album of Nina Weiste of Dickey County, N.D., in a […]