Reflections: Happy Spring Break & DU in the News!
Dear community members,
I hope you are enjoying this moment between quarters. The flowers are blooming and the campus is slowly becoming its most beautiful. Every year, I find this transition energizing.
During the final days of spring break, I’d like to share some ways DU community members have been prominently featured in the media in recent weeks. There are many thoughtful, interesting, and impactful projects happening on campus. When this work is broadly recognized, we should all take incredible pride in our University and shared contributions.
I hope you are enjoying this moment between quarters. The flowers are blooming and the campus is slowly becoming its most beautiful. Every year, I find this transition energizing.
During the final days of spring break, I’d like to share some ways DU community members have been prominently featured in the media in recent weeks. There are many thoughtful, interesting, and impactful projects happening on campus. When this work is broadly recognized, we should all take incredible pride in our University and shared contributions.
A conversation with Vice Provost and Professor of Psychology Anne DePrince, PhD: “The Big Idea: Building Connections Through Shared Passions” in U.S. News & World Report
In the article, Vice Provost DePrince shares details about the Learning Cohorts program—a wonderful example of DU’s holistic approach where students actively design their learning experience.
An additional publication from Professor DePrince: “Psychological Toll of Betrayal Trauma May Help Explain Why Women Kept Silent for Decades Their Allegations of Abuse Against Civil Rights Icon Cesar Chavez” in The Conversation
Professor DePrince writes of the betrayal trauma theory and its role in how victims behave after abuse.
A conversation with Vice Chancellor Todd Rinehart: “How a Dual Campus Enriches the Student Experience” in U.S. News & World Report
In an interview, Vice Chancellor Rinehart discusses the ways the James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus complements what we do here in Denver: mentorship, skill-development, reflection, and more.
A story featuring Assistant Professor and 4D Faculty Research Fellow Cris Tietsort, PhD: “How One College Teaches Students Compassion” in Inside Higher Ed
Read about how our Compassion Lab, a mobile classroom DU professors can bring into their courses, is helping students define their values during this moment of political polarization.
A news story featuring a DU student club: “Imagine Sending a Personal Card to Someone You've Never Met” on Denver 7
Watch a group of incredible students share their work writing letters and cards for sick children in a campus club called Letters of Love.
The University Relations Division has developed a new partnership to help faculty interviews be shared on television stations across the country and internationally. An interview about Super Bowl ads with Director of the Executive PhD program, Dan Baack, PhD (Daniels), aired nearly 200 times in nearly 70 TV markets in the U.S. as well as Germany, South Korea, and Taiwan. An interview about traveling during spring break with Associate Professor Cheri Young, PhD (CAHSS) aired in nearly 50 markets.
Congratulations to these community members and to all those whose support and collaboration make what we do here possible—for our students and for the greater community.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Haefner
Sincerely,
Jeremy Haefner