Fall 2021 Stories
FEATURES
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Grand Challenges, Grander Solutions
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DU students, faculty and staff partner with their communities to create meaningful change
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A Passionate Advocate for Outdoor Education
Jim Kennedy arrived in Colorado with a high school diploma and a penchant for adventure. His hometown of Honolulu had beaches and...
DEPARTMENTS
Books
A treasure trove of titles offers reflection, humor and context
Essay collection reveals a seeker of self-knowledge
In “Put Off My Sackcloth and Ashes:...
Arts
Tongues are wagging about a new documentary, ‘The Tale of the Dog’
Until recently, the long-gone Family Dog concert hall in Denver lived mostly—if not only—in the memories of a few oldtimers.
Athletics
DU looks to turbocharge its basketball programs
As any college athletics director will tell you, it’s impossible to understate the importance of basketball to universities and their athletics programs....
Research
At DU’s Sturm College of Law, a new program trains a lens on animal rights
Before Justin Marceau was a professor in the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, he was...
Academics
DU students encounter the University’s 4D Experience
From their first day on the University of Denver campus through their last, today’s students stand to benefit from a comprehensive initiative...
NEWS
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High praise for alumna’s new novel
The critics have bestowed bouquets of literary roses on “All’s Well” (Simon & Schuster, 2021), the most recent novel by DU alumna...
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In a new collection of essays, an alumna sheds her sackcloth
After 15 years teaching in the creative writing program at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, Annie Dawid (PhD ’89) left...
Digital Exclusive
Scholarship fund reflects legendary ski coach’s commitment to academic performance
Willy Schaeffler often was called “America’s most successful ski coach.” He coached the University of Denver Pioneer Ski Team to 13 NCAA...
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Snowboarder sets his sights on Beijing 2022
Snowboard racer Kristian Moen shreds stereotypes. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Para Snowboard World...
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Students resume study abroad
Study abroad, a hallmark of a University of Denver education, returned in fall 2021 after a year of pandemic shutdowns.
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Enhanced precautions ensured the health and safety of students
With the return to campus in September, the University of Denver wasn’t taking any chances with the health and safety of its...
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New advertising campaign showcases DU’s DNA
The University of Denver’s essence and personality are what sets it apart. And now a fresh campaign is shining the spotlight on...
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Sayonara Samara! And thanks for your service
“Samara, who is that?” Philip Tedeschi asks his 8-year-old companion and coworker.
Her whole body wagging, the smiling black...
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A National Science Foundation grant supports equity efforts in STEM
Three years ago, at the invitation of biology professor Anna Sher, women leaders from the University of Denver’s College of Natural Sciences...
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DU joins University Press of Colorado
The University of Denver has joined the University Press of Colorado (UPC), an alliance that now consists of 10 universities in Colorado,...
From the Executive Editor
On the DU campus, fall brings a host of firsts and festivities
Although I always want summer to last longer, it doesn’t always oblige. Fall came quickly for me this year. I took some...
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS
Odds and Ends
Celebrating a literary anniversary
Founded in 1966 by novelist and DU alumnus John Edward Williams (BA ’49, MA ’50), Denver Quarterly is the oldest, continuously publishing literary arts journal west of the Mississippi. The journal is...
In Memoriam
Full honors funeral pays tribute to DU alumnus and military career surgeon
Robert Morris Hardaway III (AB ’36) was a captain and surgeon with the U.S. Army Medical Corps in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor...
Profile
Diversity advocate
Thanh Nguyen (MA ’12, EdD ’21)
Early pictures of Thanh Nguyen capture an infectious smile, a young girl with...
Profile
Teachers for America
James Artis (BSBA ’20) and Isaac Vargas (BA ’20)
Illuminated by their computer screens, James Artis and Isaac Vargas...
Alumni Connections
Homecoming face-off
In a two-game showdown Oct. 8–9 with the Arizona State University Sun Devils, DU’s hockey squad gave fans a pair of convincing...
Alumni Connections
Class Notes: Fall 2021
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Harold L. Kennedy (BS ’59) has published a book, “Aging and Health for...
