higher education
Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. But one town bucks the trend.
Fewer than half of rural Colorado’s high school graduates go to college, a rate that’s about five percentage points below the state average
Colorado school districts are hiring teachers to start work before they graduate amid educator shortage
Hurting for teachers, resort towns are hiring more educators who don’t yet have a degree. It’s a practice some worry could be “abused.”
Higher education faculty in Colorado beg lawmakers to pass collective bargaining rights bill
Adjunct professors across Colorado often live paycheck to paycheck, with some turning to food banks, and want more say in wages and working conditions
Colorado Mesa University trustees now led by rare all-woman executive committee
“Culture of firsts” is put into practice in many ways at the Western Slope university, including hiring a president who is a graduate of CMU, trustees say.
Skilled workers are needed in the San Luis Valley. A new college program could be an answer.
Students in one of Colorado’s poorest regions will soon be able to get a CSU engineering degree without leaving their hometown
Two Hispanic brothers wanted to go to college in Colorado. Here’s why only one made it.
Colorado has one of the most highly educated populations, but only a quarter of Hispanic residents have a college credential, the lowest among all groups
Descendants of people displaced to create Denver’s Auraria campus will finally get free college tuition
When their neighborhood was bulldozed, Auraria residents were promised free higher education. But financial aid proved spotty — until now.
Colorado community colleges join national collaborative aimed at putting a focus on older students
The Lumina Foundation funded the collaborative, which stands for Racial Equity for Adult Credentials in Higher Education, and which will provide $975,000 over two years in Colorado
Opinion: The Colorado community-college system is built on exploitation of teachers
Juggling multiple jobs, adjunct faculty are the gig workers of higher education. They outnumber full faculty 4-1 but are paid less than half
A new Colorado law granting Native Americans in-state college tuition is already attracting students
The goal of Senate Bill 29 is to increase the number of Native American students who attend – and are successful – in college
Opinion: A college degree is two things: something you earn, and something you own
Colorado should cultivate this hybrid to reap maximum benefit from its higher-ed system.
Colorado will allow four-year colleges to grant associates degrees to those who dropped out
Colorado is believed to be one the first to put into place a statewide law like this
Colorado is more diverse than ever, but its college professors are overwhelmingly white
Who teaches students matters. Studies show that it affects a student’s sense of belonging, and whether students and families see colleges as being for them.
Tenured professors at Colorado public colleges are predominantly white
Hispanic students now make up about 20% of the state’s universities. But Hispanic professors? Less than 8% of all tenured professors across the state.
Coloradans ages 12-17 who get a coronavirus vaccine are eligible for $50,000 scholarships under new sweepstakes
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday announced plans to award $50,000 to 25 randomly selected students who have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Two Colorado colleges plan to remove junior from their names. But will the change attract more students?
College officials at the schools for years have complained that the antiquated term has hampered recruiting
Opinion: Stimulus funds should support Colorado students in need at both public and private colleges
It is shortsighted to think that the private higher-education institutions we lead do not serve the same student demographics as our public counterparts.
Opinion: Colorado’s investment in more equitable higher-ed funding is a necessary start
Laying the groundwork for an economy with a strong middle class requires us to be strategic with our investments – and it’s time to reinvest in higher education.
Fort Lewis College will require students to be vaccinated for coronavirus to enroll for the next academic year
Leaders at the southwest Colorado college say vaccination is the best hope for restoring in-person learning.
