A new initiative at Adams State — one of the first of its kind in the country — focuses on employing incarcerated people with graduate degrees as college professors, rather than bringing in instructors from the outside.
Jason Gonzales
Higher education reporter for Chalkbeat Colorado in partnership with Open Campus.
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Counselors welcome the Better FAFSA. But its delay might have consequences for students.
The updated FAFSA will be released Dec. 31. In a typical year, the government releases it in October.
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New MSU Denver program aims to train more male educators of color
Less than 2% of all teachers nationwide are Black men.
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Shaped by pandemic hardships, more Colorado college students are sticking with school
Recently released retention numbers show that the share of students who are staying enrolled is on the rise.
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How CU Boulder is offering free college to some engineering students
The program is significant because students from low-income backgrounds are underrepresented in STEM fields, and STEM degrees often lead to the kind of high-paying jobs that can change the economic trajectory of entire families.
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Want to go to college? Here are 5 tips to help pay for a Colorado education
Colorado offers multiple programs to help students pay for some credits or for college in its entirety.
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Many Colorado students juggle college and parenting. Often they feel like outsiders on campus.
Colorado doesn’t require its colleges and universities to track the number of student parents. Student parents carry higher GPAs on average but are 10 times less likely to graduate.
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Colorado banned legacy admissions at its public colleges. Two years later, the impact is unclear.
In 2021, Colorado became the first state to ban legacy admissions — the process of giving an admissions edge to children of alumni — at public universities.
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Education Secretary Cardona praises Colorado’s focus on education that leads to jobs
Cardona announced the launch of a $25 million federal grant program to support efforts to teach students skills that will help them find a career.
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Transferring from community college to a four-year program? A new Colorado scholarship can help with costs
Colorado students who start at a community college then transfer to a four-year bachelor’s degree program will soon have a chance to pay for part of their education with a new scholarship. The scholarship, called the Reisher Bridge Scholars Program, supports students within the Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree program — the program guarantees admission at […]