Fall 2022 Stories

FEATURES

Art with a DU signature

No matter where you turn in downtown Denver, you’re sure to encounter creative works with DU DNA.  Start with...

DU introduces a refreshed brand

When it comes to brand identity, the University of Denver has more than 150 years of achievements and service to draw on. 

DEPARTMENTS

With her new book, a professor urges readers to see violence against women as ‘our common cause’

In two decades of work as a trauma psychologist and researcher, Anne DePrince has seen a lot. An expert...

New titles ponder pressing problems and life experiences

The far-reaching effects of violence against women  In the United States, a woman is...

A scholar’s family legacy colors his work on peace and sustainability

Aug. 6, 1945, Hiroshima, Japan.  For 3-year-old Shinichi Tetsutani, the day dawned with promise. It was a perfect day...

A performing arts series celebrates 20 years of creating community connections

Two decades ago, Denver’s arts scene became a lot more vibrant when the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts...

A new athletics director suits up to lead the Pioneers through challenges and changes 

The landscape of college athletics is changing. Dramatically. The creation of superconferences and multibillion-dollar television deals has some schools scrambling to find...

A green roof brings beauty and eco benefits to the Community Commons

Green roofs—idyllic retreats located at the top of buildings—have become a popular way to beautify urban spaces and provide environmental benefits to...

NEWS

A new tradition helps first-year students reflect about their DU journey

It’s not every year we get to celebrate the start of a new University of Denver tradition. But this fall, our first-year...

Research finds that attending festivals can make us better people

When was the last time you attended a mass gathering? Lollapalooza perhaps, or Burning Man? Did you come away from the event...

Liniger Center on Franchising to foster industry leaders

The first of its kind west of the Mississippi, DU’s new Liniger Center on Franchising will provide non-credit coursework, networking and research...

Professor’s work at internment camp rewarded as Amache designated a National Historic Site

Amache, a World War II internment camp that incarcerated over 10,000 Americans of Japanese descent, has been designated a National Historic Site...

Princeton Review: DU’s library ranks as the nation’s best

Sure, winning a national hockey championship is a major accomplishment. But it’s certainly not DU’s sole claim to Numero Uno status. 

RadioEd returns for its third season 

When a favorite podcast goes on hiatus, listeners often experience information withdrawal. After all, nothing combines context, convenience and longform narrative quite...

DU’s creativity and influence extend everywhere you look

I usually struggle with transitions—especially as the seasons change. Over the last few years, however, adjusting has been the mandate of the...

ALUMNI CONNECTIONS

Standing in for the 2012 presidential candidates

Zach Gonzales (BA ’13) After a full year of around-the-clock preparation and planning, Oct. 3, 2012, finally dawned. The...

The Innovators

Daniel Craig (BA ’99) For architect and alumnus Dan Craig of Shears Adkins Rockmore (SAR+) Architects, joining the team...

The Innovators

Audrey Ng (BA ’17) “Definitely not linear!” That’s how DU alumna Audrey Ng describes the path...

Class Notes Fall 2022

1954 Bertlen Turner (BA ’52, JD ’54) has retired as assistant district attorney of Washington County, New York, after...