For a generation raised on the promise that education opens doors, the long-held belief that a degree leads to opportunity has started to crack.
Let’s face it. Tuition keeps rising, forcing families to make trade-offs in real time. At the same time, students are watching graduates struggle through lengthy job searches as they navigate hiring processes that stretch for months, and encounter roles labeled “entry level” that still ask for experience they have not yet had the chance to build. Read more
In the early days of AI, before the headlines and the hype, most people saw it as something far away that only tech insiders needed to care about. Then it quietly slipped into everything. The same thing is happening with quantum technology, except the timeline is moving faster, and the impact will reach farther.
This is precisely why CU Denver Business School is opening space for this conversation now. Read more
When people are young, their dreams often feel certain and clearly defined. They imagine careers that fit neatly within what they know at the time — teacher, doctor, engineer, astronaut, something they can picture. Yet life has a way of revealing other paths.
For Tasnim Ahmad ’21, MBA ’26, that moment of realization came when she reconsidered her long-sought passion to serve in healthcare. Read more
What if business wasn’t just about profit, but about purpose?
For Christian Andrade, MBA ’21, that’s never been hypothetical. This principle has guided every chapter of his journey, from educating clients in the banking world to leading strategic communications for the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) and helping nearly 20 family members build new lives in the US. Read more
