A growing number of Colorado university faculty bodies have adopted resolutions asking school leaders to consider pooling resources to oppose the Trump administration’s unprecedented push to reshape colleges nationwide. On Thursday, the University of Colorado System Faculty Council became the latest in Colorado to pass such a resolution, known as a “mutual academic defense compact.” […]
Jason Gonzales
Higher education reporter for Chalkbeat Colorado in partnership with Open Campus.
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Colorado counselors set to lose valuable FAFSA student data after state budget cuts
Counselors use it to figure out if students are running into issues during the process so they can then get those students help.
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As University of Colorado students plan TEDx event, political violence weighs on their decisions
The club’s decision highlights how students are trying to balance the desire to promote free speech with potential safety concerns.
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CU Denver and Aurora partnership highlights growing statewide trend to make admissions easier
CU Denver school leaders said they want the agreement to show Aurora students the university has a place for them.
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Colorado colleges serving students of color will lose millions from Trump cuts
Colorado universities enrolling the highest percentages of students of color will lose millions of dollars after a recent decision by the Trump administration.
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Two Colorado students want to make it easier to get admitted to a state university
Two teenagers hope to initiate a broader statewide discussion about how to get more students to college and alleviate admissions process stress.
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Fort Lewis College nursing students want to improve rural health care
Ryan Jim wants to become a nurse because he understands health care challenges in rural, Native communities. Growing up, the 20-year-old Fort Lewis College student would help take care of grandparents and regularly drive them to doctor appointments near his home in Fort Defiance, Arizona on the Navajo Nation reservation. He noticed many of the […]
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More out-of-state CSU Pueblo students will pay the same as Colorado graduates starting this fall
The decision made late last year to extend in-state tuition rates to more students is part of a broader strategy to attract students.
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Colorado created two programs to get adults back to college. One worked far better than the other.
The biggest difference between the two programs has been funding.
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What to know about the Trump budget bill’s impact on schools that serve students of color
Together, the Trump administration’s budgetary cuts and the pending lawsuit could cause the schools to reduce services for students, hike tuition, and even close their doors, according to higher education experts.