Tag: university of denver
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A chorus line of Colorado cultural pathmakers
The Colorado 150, Part 5 of 6: Meet everyone from Roseanne to Kent Haruf to Bob Dylan to Harry Tuft to the Colorado Springs actor whose hard, real life inspired one of the iconic roles in musical theater history Put simply: No Kelly Bishop, no Sheila in “A Chorus Line.” Imagine one of the most…
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Colorado’s 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates face off in heated primary debate
The three Colorado Republicans running for governor defended their qualifications, described their visions for the state and traded jabs over each other’s character at an often contentious televised debate that routinely veered into unusual territory Tuesday night in Denver. The 60-minute debate at the University of Denver, sponsored by 9News, The Denver Gazette and Colorado…
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Judge’s students create AI apps, solicitors general gather for group discussion | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A federal judge’s law students created artificial intelligence-powered apps to address access-to-justice issues, plus half a dozen current and former solicitors general of Colorado spoke about the unique role. State Supreme Court news • The Colorado Supreme Court decided that lifetime…
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Denver law students create AI-powered tools in federal judge’s ‘design sprint’
A tenant discovered a handwritten note on his door stating he had 48 hours to move out. The landlord changed the locks without notice or court proceedings. The tenant paid rent on time and had never received any complaints about a lease violation. As a result of the landlord’s actions, he could not get inside…
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Lewis-Palmer seeks to make most of final weekend at Denver Coliseum; four 3A area teams in pursuit of hoops title
Lewis-Palmer’s gymnasium is decorated with so much orange and black from its various banners that it’s easy to forget there’s an actual brick wall on the other side. Upon entering the school’s gym a glance to the left shows a plethora of runner-up banners. And in front, a wall displaying a banner from every Rangers…
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Holocaust survivors, DU officials announce endowed antisemitism professorship
Eighty-one years after Auschwitz’s liberation, the University of Denver announced a new endowed role to help keep the Holocaust’s memory alive. In the space west of the Capitol’s rotunda, and under the gaze of portraits of former state leaders on the northern wall, DU and state officials and Holocaust survivors celebrated International Holocaust Remembrance Day…
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New exhibit showcases Colorado Springs Modernist Mary Chenoweth
Mary Chenoweth’s passport must have looked as abstract as her art. The groundbreaking Colorado Springs modernist indulged her wanderlust throughout her life, up until a few years before she died at 80 in 1999 in Sidney, Neb., where she moved after retiring from a 30-year career as an art educator at Colorado Springs Fine Arts…
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Trump’s executive orders prompt US Attorney Office to pull out of Colorado judge’s diversity program
A pair of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump this week has prompted the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado to withdraw from a federal judge’s longstanding internship program for law students of diverse backgrounds. Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix started the Diversity Internship Program in 2014 to place University of Colorado and…
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Appeals court rejects student’s lawsuit against Regis University over misconduct investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday rejected a male student’s lawsuit against Regis University for allegedly performing a flawed investigation into the sexual misconduct complaints about him. The plaintiff, identified as J.L., was the subject of an inquiry after three female students accused him of unwelcome advances or improper touching. Following an investigation that found J.L. violated…
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Colorado justices hear pleas to fix accommodations process for disabled bar applicants
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court heard from law students with disabilities last week that the process for pursuing accommodations on the bar exam is expensive, time-consuming and unfriendly — and a proposed rule change is only the first step to fixing the problem. “If this court chooses not to address these inequities, it effectively endorses…