Students come to the CU Denver School of Public Affairs with a lot of different goals for their education and career. Some are looking for an academic degree, and others are interested in a shorter-term commitment with specific learning experiences offered by our certificate and professional development programs, like the Colorado Certified Public Manager program.
Forty years ago, DCLF was borne out of a seed of an idea that the Denver region needed a place for public, nonprofit and corporate leaders to learn together, challenge themselves, and establish relationships that would help them tackle Denver’s toughest issues together.
Dr. Sasha Breger Bush is interviewed for this CBS News story on the faulty software update from U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike that was responsible for the major IT outages across the U.S., including at airports, hospitals, and departments of motor vehicles.
The School of Public Affairs graduate program continues to shine and ranks #1 in Colorado as well as the Rocky Mountain Region, and is one of the top 30 in the nation. Each of these specializations also earned top rankings in the state: Environmental Policy and Management, Non-Profit Management, Public Management and Leadership, and Public Finance and Budgeting.
The Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) program at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs is ranked among the top 20 programs in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice Programs rankings for 2024.
Queen'Esther Pompee is an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Denver where she majors in Public Administration from the School of Public Affairs. We sat down with Queen to find out more about her research on the housing crisis in Colorado and her recent honors.