During the past two decades, many small arts groups have faced financial difficulty performing or exhibiting a large number of works thanks to the nation’s copyright laws. But that could all change if DU music professor Lawrence Golan persuades the Supreme Court to take his side this fall. As conductor […]
Katie Crouse was born to bake pizza. “I was born and raised on the pizza goodness,” says Crouse, whose father was the second franchisee of Black Jack Pizza in Colorado back in 1984. Crouse started helping him when she was just 13 years old, working the front counter in a […]
University of Denver professor Todd Blankenship asks the “big questions” in life. For instance: Why do we look like we do? How do humans and animals emerge from a single, mostly round cell into the shapes that we take? How do our emerging, “programmed” cells line up in the correct […]
In 2011, when pretty much anything goes in the world of visual art, it’s hard to imagine what a big deal it was 60 years ago when a handful of Colorado artists left the realm of the real behind to go in a more abstract, modern direction. Numbering 10 DU art […]
William Zaranka’s career at the University of Denver spanned six decades. The young man who first came to Colorado and DU as a creative writing student in 1969 has since served as professor, program chair, dean and provost. In 2003, he returned to his faculty position in DU’s English department […]
It’s one of life’s ironies: Those who are able to tell the most riveting stories of personal experience are often also the most reluctant to tell them. For that reason, alum Patrick “P.J.” Glavey (BS finance ’07) talks about losing his legs in a dispassionate, just-the-facts manner. The 26-year-old could […]
At an average DU event, a 21-year-old college student would blend right in with the crowd. But at DU’s annual Emeritus Tea — where attendees include alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago, emeritus faculty members and retired staff — junior Henry Miketa stood out. Although the alumni from […]
As family and friends looked on, and buoyed by the life lessons imparted by Commencement speaker John Morgridge, 962 University of Denver students received their undergraduate degrees at a June 4 ceremony held at DU’s Magness Arena. Morgridge, chairman emeritus of Cisco Systems, also received an honorary doctorate in education […]
When a University of Denver professor looking for a solution found engineering students looking for a problem, the result was the definition of DUing. Geography Associate Professor Matthew Taylor has spent 15 years working in rural Guatemala, helping the poorest inhabitants live better lives. He and his students have […]
One day, Grace Kittle will look back on her time at the University of Denver, and her most vivid memories will involve making history and enduring pain. When Kittle picks up her bachelor’s degree at DU’s undergraduate Commencement on June 4, she will do so as the most decorated and […]
While her ancestors looked up at the stars under dark Western skies and pondered the heavens, Charee Peters has wrestled with complicated formulas and mathematics to try to unravel those same mysteries. When Peters walks across the stage and graduates from the University of Denver on June 4, it’s believed […]
Don’t mistake Jeannette Le for your stereotypical sorority girl. The 22-year-old, who will graduate from DU on June 4, represents the less celebrated side of the Greek system. She works much harder than she plays. Le will get dual degrees — a bachelor’s degree in business administration and international business […]
Michael Perry sees opportunities everywhere, and he doesn’t like to waste them. Perry came to Colorado hoping to play soccer and study business. That’s all. And while on campus, he did both those things well enough to be selected team captain and to be named first team academic All-American, an […]
Sarah Cambidge grew up in Vancouver, B.C. She was 12 years old when a woman approached her and her mother after a choir performance and told her to keep the University of Denver in mind when she was looking for colleges. Years later, Cambidge’s mom remembered that encounter and suggested […]
Joel Portman started his career at DU as a management major. But try as he might, he couldn’t shake the notion that he was learning more about leadership from his extracurricular activities than from his classes. Then again, he didn’t spend his free time just hanging out or going to […]