CU Denver Change Makers has been featured in national and local outlets exploring how people are redefining midlife and lifelong learning.

From The Wall Street Journal to Colorado Public Radio, journalists across the country have highlighted how Change Makers helps experienced professionals design purposeful next chapters.

Below you’ll find recent stories, videos, and podcasts featuring our fellows, alumni, and program leadership.

Featured Coverage

More Stories About Change Makers

• "How entrepreneurship can bloom in midlife and later," NextAvenue, Dec. 10, 2025
• "Back to school: CU Denver offers retirees guidance for next chapter," The Denver Gazette and The Colorado Springs Gazette, Dec. 10, 2025
• "Meet Todd Matuszewicz: This fall grad found his encore career after 60 at CU Denver -- Saving neon signs," CU Denver News, Dec. 9, 2025
• "CU Denver program helps adults find purpose after retirement," Channel 7 News, Nov. 10, 2025
• "New CU Denver program Change Makers inspires those writing their next chapters," Colorado Public Radio, Dec. 3, 2024
• "It's Boomtime for College Reinvention Programs," NextAvenue, July 24, 2024
• "Retiring but not ready to quit? This CU Denver program helps experienced professionals write next chapter," 9News, November 30, 2023
• "Older adults go back to college to learn how to retire,” MarketWatch, July 6, 2023
• "Retiring workers find new life through University of Colorado Denver program," Chalkbeat Colorado, June 26, 2023
• "Retirees seeking a second act turn to new adult education programs," Yahoo Finance, May 13, 2023
• "If retirement isn't your thing just yet, what about... college?" NPR Marketplace, March 24, 2023
• " Terri Harrington: A Super-Lawyer Goes Back to School," 4-Quarter Lives podcast, March 15, 2023
• "These colleges help older workers plot encore careers," Wall Street Journal, Feb. 17, 2023 (mentions CU Denver's Change Makers program as a newer, more accessible option; subscription required)
• "CU Denver, other schools tailoring programs to meet needs, goals of aging population," Denver Post, Nov. 28, 2022
• "Next Chapter Matters," Forbes, Nov. 18, 2022
• "CU Denver recruiting inaugural 'Change Maker' Fellows," Denver North Star, Nov. 18, 2022
• "Old School: Midlife Transition Programs Take Off," Forbes, Sep. 28, 2022