DU’s Center for Judaic Studies and Holocaust Awareness Institute will host a ceremony to mark the completion of the first phase of the Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site. The event, which is free, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the site, which is located at the base […]
Nearly 2,000 members of the DU community showed up to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. DU — along with the Iliff School of Theology and University Park United Methodist Church — hosted a special lunch, “Gathering at the Table in Grace and Peace.” DU Chancellor Robert Coombe explained that […]
A demonstration of unity for the diversity of cultures that represent the University’s students, faculty and staff
Former U.S. Secretary of State and DU alumna Condoleezza Rice (BA ’74, PhD ’81) served as National Security Advisor from 2001–05. In this video, she recalls the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. DU Today has posted a video of Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies, and Jacaranda Palmateer, director of DU’s counseling services. For […]
Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies, had a long career as a diplomat. In this video, he recalls the events of Sept. 11, 2001. At the time, Hill was serving as the U.S. ambassador to Poland. DU Today has posted videos of DU alumna and former U.S. […]
Jacaranda Palmateer, director of DU’s counseling services, was attending classes at DU on Sept. 11, 2001. In this video, she talks about her experiences at DU that day. DU Today has posted videos of Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (BA’74, PhD […]
DU is marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with several events, websites and videos. To participate, attend any of the events or visit DU’s 9/11 website. Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies; Condoleezza Rice, (BA ’74, PhD ’81) former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor; and Jacaranda Palmateer, a DU student at […]
Western Union — the company that can send money to virtually any country — has plenty of reasons to partner with a United Nations agency that helps people without a country. But the company’s chairman has an even bigger reason. The University of Denver’s Ved Nanda Center for International and […]
In one of his first major U.S. trips since his re-appointment as United Nations secretary-general in June, Ban Ki-moon told an audience of about 700 at the 14th annual Korbel Dinner that a revolution in thinking and in action is needed in sustainable development and “now is the time to […]
Ban Ki-moon will speak at the 14th annual Korbel Dinner Aug. 24
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be the keynote speaker at the 14th annual Korbel Dinner on Aug. 24 at the Hyatt Regency Denver. The Josef Korbel School of International Studies is honoring him with the University of Denver’s Global Advancement Award. As the eighth secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon has sought […]
When Jeff Bi (MA ’90), the CEO of a highly successful packaging company, spoke at TEDxDU on May 13, one person in the crowd was particularly proud: Jack Newkirk, a University of Denver donor and former chemical engineering professor. Turns out, Bi would likely not have been on that stage […]
DU’s Kibera Working Group (KWG) was selected as one of the 15 best student innovation teams in the country to participate in Open Minds — a video competition and exhibition hosted by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance and the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. […]
Not long after artist Morehshin Allahyari (MA ’09) came to the United States from Iran in 2007 for her master’s degree in digital studies at the University of Denver, she says she became “uncomfortable and shocked” by people’s perception of Iran. “[It’s] more than donkeys in villages, women in hijab, […]
Video filmed in one five-hour period during the TEDxDU event at the University of Denver