The University of Denver moved to its current location in South Denver back in 1892. I have always been fascinated by the photo on the left that I think was one of the historical photographs hanging in the DU Bookstore back in the day, showing University Hall in the foreground, and in the far distance, Loretto Heights, which started out as a boarding school for girls, built in 1891, and later became a university. It is just amazing to see only those two buildings, alone on the prairie, with not a tree in sight. Of course, after DU moved to that location, development soon began in earnest, and the area quickly filled in.
These days, DU is surrounded by businesses and homes, and although Loretto Heights is still around, it is no longer a university, and definitely not visible from DU. And as you can see from the photograph on the right, there are now plenty of trees around University Hall and the rest of the campus. And how is the University of Denver doing these days? Thanks to a significant drop in the college-age population, universities across the country are now competing for fewer and fewer students. With tuition at $61,398, more than Harvard, it makes it even harder for DU to lure students. And so, the freshman class expected in the fall is less than projected, and belt-tightening is the order of the day. Which has happened before, and will no doubt happen again.
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