2012 Gilman Scholarship Recipients

For the Fall 2012 Semester, six CU Denver students received the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad: two are studying in Japan, two in Jordan, one in Morocco, and one in Italy. Read More

Faculty Interview – Supriya Karudapuram

• Place of birth: Chennai, formerly Madras, India
• Chinese zodiac: Dragon
• Greek zodiac: Libra
• Favorite Quote: “You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.”—Gandhi
• Favorite Book: “Portrait of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
• Favorite musicians: R.E.M., Karmacy, M.I.A
• Favorite film: Slumdog Millionnaire
• Hobbies: reading, writing, painting, traveling, camping, and people watching. I also like watching sports such as baseball, football, basketball, and tennis.
• The best experience of my life: Spending time with my two wonderful children who are back in the U.S.

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Lateefah Young – South Korea

CU Denver student wins Gilman and Freeman Asia scholarships for semester in Korea

With a longtime dream of working in the international music business industry, Lateefah Young, an undergraduate in the University of Colorado Denver Business School, could barely contain her excitement in learning that she’d be leaving for a four-month study abroad trip in Seoul, Korea.

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Daniel Smafield – Argentina

Global Education/Study Abroad Student: Argentina

Unfold a map and you’ll find many exciting places to study abroad. Unfold the story of a student’s life and you’ll find many creative pathways leading to a global education. And not every journey starts … Read More

3 Ways for International Students to Cut U.S. College Costs

U.S. News & World Report

Paying for college can be manageable if you explore schools’ housing, meal, and job options.

International students reviewing cost of attendance estimates for U.S. universities may wonder how they’re going to afford all four years of college. But it’s possible to research ways to trim expenses by hundreds to thousands of dollars before arriving in the United States.

[Get tips and news on studying in the United States.]

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Making The Dream a Reality

ESL Academy students celebrated at graduation ceremony

DENVER — “Have you ever had a dream and made it happen?” asked Anwar Ali during a presentation to her fellow students and supporters at the Oct. 12 graduation ceremonies in the University of Colorado Denver’s ESL (English as a Second Language) Academy.

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International Colleges Explore Opportunities in Beijing

by Amanda Heerskink

DENVER – CU Denver’s Office of International Affairs is developing and facilitating a range of links across the globe. Among the options for students based here to expand their horizons is through the International Colleges Beijing.

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Fulbright Scholar in South Africa

Marie Hastings-Tolsma studies indigenous herbs and pregnancy.

Marie Hastings-Tolsma, PhD, CNM

​by Amy Vaerewyck

Inside the dusty little shop, she strolls by shelves packed with roots, bark and plant leaves. Behind the counter, she can see rows and rows of tiny plastic bottles filled with different-colored powders. And from the ceiling hang parts of every animal she can imagine—ostrich heads, horse legs, crocodile tails.

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International Recognition for Tollin

Otolaryngology Daniel Tollin, PhD, was elected to the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amiticiae Sacrum (CORLAS).

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Student Participant in Tongji Summer Studio

Elijah Jordan, Master of Architecture student, participated in the 2012 Tongji CAUP International Summer School in Shanghai, China. The two-week architecture studio focused on ecological/historical intervention of Shanghai’s Li-long housing. Read More