At the annual 2025 Economic Forecast event, featuring Ellen Zentner ’95, Morgan Stanley’s Chief Economic Strategist, and Kate Watkins, Colorado State Demographer, one peculiar data point stood out: the Tooth Fairy is paying less. That surprising stat became a powerful baseline for a deeper discussion about shifting financial behaviour, demographic transitions, and the quiet but imminent redefinition of work itself.  Read more

On the last Thursday of April, more than 100 attendees came out to the CU Denver Business School’s Jake Jabs Event Center for the 24th annual THE CLIMB | Startup Pitch Competition. The evening event featured live pitch presentations from six CU Denver student teams, a distinguished panel of judges, and a gathering of Denver’s top business leaders, seasoned entrepreneurs, and most promising innovators.  Read more

College affordability may not be a buzzword phrase anymore, but the staggering gap between students and the cost of college is still on the rise. In 2023, 92% of students were worried they wouldn’t be able to pay for another semester of school. A study by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators found that nearly half of the 2,000 colleges examined were only affordable for students coming from families with an annual income of over $160,000.  Read more

The Business School Alumni Network (BSAN) recently hosted its fall panel event, “Revolutionizing Business: The Transformative Impact of Technopreneurship,” with special guests Attorney General Phil Weiser, Managing Partner at Frost River Capital Rob Carpenter, MBA ’16 and Co-Founder of TechHubNow! Wendy Lea.  The panel recognized oft-held concerns about AI’s impact on jobs.  Read more

The future is multicultural. All but three cities in the top 20 markets are already minority majorities, and the 2020 census predicts that America will be a minority-majority by 2046. The white market is getting older and smaller, and businesses need to adopt diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and multicultural practices to operate in a multicultural world.  Read more

Money can be a significant barrier to those seeking higher education. Scholarships provide students with much-needed support. Many CU Denver Lynx work full and part-time, support their families, and dedicate time to making a difference in their communities. CU Denver Business School is proud to host the 2025 Celebration of Success scholarship fundraising gala, opening doors and lowering barriers to success with the business community’s support.   Read more

The meaning of education and its teaching continues to evolve as the world changes. Due to this, the generational divide often seems as pronounced as ever. Values, experiences, and perspectives can create rifts between the young and older populations. However, the story of Gloria and Isabel defies these societal rifts, their mother-daughter bond, a powerful testament to how the shared pursuit of education can unite even the most disparate generations.  Read more