Anyone who knows Scott Beard, JD ’93, knows about his passion for assisting crime victims. He’s been involved in victim services for more than 16 years, including working on national, state and local public policy issues affecting those who have been touched by crime. Beard worked for several national victim-related […]
From Uganda to Nicaragua, DU students are waging a battle on behalf of human rights.
In one corner of Kenya, a DU student is lighting the way to peace.
When she completed her graduate studies, Jill Marquardt, MBA ’02, thought it was a great time to do what she always regretted not doing after her undergraduate studies—explore the world. After spending six months in Costa Rica, Marquardt had an opportunity to go to Senegal for three months as part […]
Where others see a strife-torn, problem-plagued continent, Cindy Courville, MA ’80, PhD ’88, sees a cradle of potential. As a director at the National Security Council’s African Affairs office, Courville has her lens trained on Africa. And what she observes—a host of countries working hard on their problems—makes her optimistic […]
Tony Carroll, BA ’75, JD ’84, can picture the day when Africa no longer needs billions of dollars of humanitarian relief and development aid. Indeed, he’s devoted much of his career to hastening that day. With his undergraduate degree in economics and a background in securities law, Carroll is vice […]
Claudia Giannetti, MA geography ’92, immersed herself in a new culture when she came to the United States from Argentina as a student and a Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) staffer. Giannetti felt international encounters were important learning experiences, which is one reason why she stayed on at DU […]
For most Americans, commuting to work means getting into a car and driving a few miles. For Karin Polak, MA international administration ’99, going back and forth to work has taken on a new dimension. In the past few months alone, Polak has commuted to Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon and Egypt. […]
Kenya’s countryside is a mesh of lush forests and wild vegetation broken up by family and commercial farms of sugar cane, tea and coffee. Just outside of Nairobi is Kiamara Estate Coffee, the 900-acre family farm of Rose Karugu, MBA ’01. “You have to sell your coffee to the government, […]
For almost 14 years, Michael Carson, BA political science ’85, has been involved in African social and economic community advancement. He first landed in Africa as a business adviser and teacher with the Peace Corps. From 1992–2003 he worked with Africare, an American nonprofit relief and development organization, as program […]
Imagine arriving home from work to find that the government has seized your home and that your spouse and children have been assaulted by militant troops. For whatever reason—your name, skin color or religious beliefs—you are no longer welcomed in your country. Where would you go? Who would you turn […]
Social work education now is reaching an overlooked and needy corner of the country.
Melea Riley, 12, confidently steps out on the ice and practices her waltz jump, half lutz and half loop. Then, with determination on her petite face, she attempts her latest stunt, the salchow. After wobbly success, Melea looks up at her mom, Shana Riley, for applause. Bystanders would never guess […]
In December, 14 DU students spent four weeks volunteering in Dharamsala, India, which is home to about 20,000 Tibetan refugees.The work was part of Project Dharamsala, a 5-credit course that integrates classroom theory with active learning. The 12 undergraduate and two graduate students spent about four hours every day doing […]