Tag: University of Denver

Preserving the Past and Building the Future: Meet Historian Rhonda Gonzales

Dr. Rhonda Gonzales has one eye on the past and the other on the future. As a professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA), Gonzales is passionate about sharing the diverse histories and cultures of societies in pre-colonial Africa for future generations. Meanwhile, as an administrator, she is also passionate about how we envision the future for first-generation students.

May 9, 2021

Auburn U’s First Black Student to Receive Degree 51 Years Later

Harold Franklin, the first African American student to integrate Auburn University in 1964, will finally receive his master’s degree from the school in May, reported AL.com. Franklin’s master’s thesis was repeatedly rejected by the school, even as late as in 1969. Eventually, he left and attained his master’s degree from the University of Denver instead. […]

February 28, 2020

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Apryl Alexander

Alexander began her research by focusing on individuals who had experienced various levels of trauma such as sexual assault, abuse, neighborhood violence or natural disasters. She studied how those violent incidents impacted them.

February 5, 2020

University of Denver Appoints New Chancellor

Dr. Jeremy Haefner, the provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Denver, has been appointed the school’s 19th chancellor. The appointment, determined at the board of trustees’ recent quarterly meeting, comes after current chancellor Dr. Rebecca Chopp’s April announcement that she would step down in July due to serious health concerns. In a […]

June 13, 2019

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Brent Chrite Named Seventh President of Bethune-Cookman

Dr. Brent Chrite, dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, has been named the seventh president of Bethune-Cookman University. Chrite will take office July 1 amidst numerous challenges for the HBCU. A regional accrediting agency is deciding whether to extend or remove the probationary status of the school, which also […]

April 24, 2019

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