Andy Benson, the head pro at the Highlands Ranch Golf Club since it opened in 1998, has been honing swings as usual this spring, albeit with one subtle change. He has become a full-time employee of the University of Denver, prompting many of his friends to give Benson a good-natured […]
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Professor J. Robert “Jay” Brown Jr. was named April 10 to the new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee, a 21-member body created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Brown will be one of only two law […]
The Lamont School of Music is expanding its horizons with a new world music concert and lecture series. The mission of the new initiative — titled “Expanding Horizons” — is to bring greater understanding and appreciation of world cultures and performing arts to DU and the Denver community through performances, […]
Kyle Ewing is not one to take the easiest path, or the most obvious. In 2009 he flew to Tanzania to study venture capitalism with the Thousand Hills Venture Capital Fund. He was wrapping up his MBA and tacked a week onto his trip so he could climb Mount Kilimanjaro, […]
Some of the most wrenching stories about the last hours of the Titanic are accounts of the ship’s band playing as passengers scrambled for a limited number of lifeboats. The band was still playing even as the great ship sank into the Atlantic at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912. […]
Editor’s note: This event is now sold out. Novelist, nonfiction writer, poet and children’s book writer Julia Alvarez is the inaugural lecturer April 17 for the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (AHSS) Distinguished Speaker Series. Alvarez, an English professor and writer-in-residence at Middlebury College in Vermont, is a prolific author […]
Amdom Giday has to be in the running to get the prize for traveling the farthest to attend the University of Denver. Giday traveled about 10,000 miles, which translates to 27 hours on planes through five airports in Ethiopia, Rome, Washington, D.C., Orlando and Denver. Fortunately, he got here about […]
Reflecting on memories ranging from her days as a “wayward and lost music major” at the University of Denver to an awkward meeting with Moammar Gadhafi, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice enthralled a crowd at her alma mater April 2 in conversation with her former employee, Ambassador Christopher Hill. […]
The inaugural Lamont Clarinet Festival will bring high school clarinet students from all over Colorado to the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music on April 7. “This will hopefully serve as an annual event for all clarinetists to look forward to and act as a place to learn and […]
The Newman Center Presents series at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the venue’s 10th anniversary with a mix of old and new. The 2012–13 season, announced Sunday, features a full slate of dance, music and opera. The season kicks off Sept. 22 with Newman Center favorite Aspen […]
The DU community will participate in several religious and seasonal observations over the next two weeks. Good Friday Service A nondenominational Good Friday service will be led by DU Chaplain Gary Brower at noon April 6 in Evans Chapel. Egg Hunt The Staff Advisory Council and Faculty Senate host […]
The No. 10-ranked University of Denver men’s lacrosse team begins its three-game home stand by welcoming ECAC foe Hobart to Peter Barton Stadium at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Pioneers will look to stay perfect in their series with the Statesmen, as DU holds a 3–0 record all-time record against Hobart. The Crimson and […]
Underscoring the University of Denver’s impact on the Mile High City, Westword’s 2012 Best of Denver Awards, which were announced Wednesday, boast multiple DU connections. The award for Best Annual Festival went to the Denver County Fair, co-created by alumna Dana Cain (BA ’81). Returning Aug. 10–12 at the National […]
Two University of Denver hockey players are going pro. Sophomore forward Jason Zucker has signed with the Minnesota Wild, and junior center Drew Shore has signed with the Florida Panthers. Both players have decided to forgo their final years of collegiate eligibility. Zucker is expected to make his NHL debut […]
The prairie of southeastern Colorado can be foreboding. There is little vegetation, fewer trees and a sense of never-ending emptiness. But to Bonnie Clark, an associate professor of anthropology at DU, the region is rich in Hispanic history. In her new book, On the Edge of Purgatory, An Archaeology of […]