Joseph (Hon. PhD ’09, MBA ’68, BSBA ’67) and Sharon Saunders know firsthand how much difference it can make for a struggling student to be relieved of financial pressure. More than a decade ago, during a Teach for America assignment in an underprivileged school...
On commencement day, Sturm College of Law (SCOL) graduates have a lot to celebrate. Long hours of studying and worrying about exams aren’t behind the new JDs, however, when they receive their diplomas. A big test, perhaps the biggest yet, lies before them: the bar...
For nearly 100 years, Robert Metzler (BA ’52, MA ’55) has been experiencing, practicing and preaching the benefits of “personalized learning.” Now, with a planned gift of $2 million from his estate and $750,000 from his sister’s estate, he has established the Metzler...
Abby Leigh (’19) has plans to graduate early and attend law school. This summer, she worked at the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office in Denver and at One Colorado, an LGBTQ advocacy group. “Unpaid internships are a privilege and not something everyone gets to...
Aaron Hinds, a 2018 graduate who majored in International Studies, is spending his first post-graduation year more than 7,000 miles from Denver. Hinds is teaching English near Hong Kong, where he said he would never be if it weren’t for the generous $2,500 Career and...
Tom Guyer (BA ’88) was lucky. By fourth grade, he had outsmarted dyslexia, thanks to a combination of geographic coincidence, his private “ninja” tutor and his forward-thinking parents. Today, through his company, Winsor Learning, and a generous gift he made to DU...
