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Twenty years ago, a student at any CU campus paid for roughly one-third the cost of his or her education. The balance came from the state of Colorado. But today, the situation is exactly opposite – the student and supporting families can expect to pay two-thirds with the state only contributing one-third. Todd Saliman, vice [...]

Four members of the University of Colorado Board of Regents took their oath of office Wednesday at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus, the first-time host of the event.

Stephen Ludwig, who claimed victory late Nov. 7, received 1,027,027 votes, or 47 percent, against Brian Davidson, M.D., an Arvada Republican, who received 974,546 votes, or 45 percent.

Winners in three of the four CU Board of Regents races were known a day after Tuesday’s election, while the fate of the final spot remained too close to call on Wednesday afternoon.

Four of the nine seats on the Board of Regents will be decided in Tuesday’s general election, with a guarantee of at least one new member joining.

Andrea Herrera, professor, Women’s and Ethnic Studies, deviated from the traditional script for convocation speeches when she opened the academic year Aug. 15. In lieu of advice to carefully select a career or making the most of opportunities, Herrera talked about what she deemed as an urgent need for kindness, gratitude and beauty. Quoting from [...]

The six-year terms of three of the regents elected Nov. 6 will begin in January. The winner of the fourth race, representing the state’s 7th Congressional District, will serve the final two years of the term begun by former Regent Monisha Merchant.

The board on Friday voted in favor of supporting the state in an ongoing lawsuit that claims funding of K-12 schools is so low that it violates the Colorado Constitution.

Now in his second term representing the 1st Congressional District, Carrigan was elected chair on a 5-3 vote at the board’s June meeting at UCCS.

Carrigan, who is in his second term representing the 1st Congressional District, was elected chair on a 5-3 vote at the board’s meeting at UCCS. There was one abstention.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents passionately agreed that student safety on campus is a No. 1 priority. They passionately disagreed, however, on how that can or should be enforced.

The Board of Regents today authorized a 2 percent salary pool, enabling merit increases for many faculty, officers and exempt professionals in the 2012-13 fiscal year.

O’Rourke, now serves as managing senior associate university counsel, overseeing CU’s litigation efforts in state and federal court for the university’s four campuses.

Details on the institution’s finances, academic practices, personnel and more are now easily accessible at this central access point.

Council members were unanimously in favor of “continuing UBAB’s role.” Council Chair Carla Johnson will develop a formal resolution, which will be reviewed by members before being voted on during the council’s May meeting in Boulder.

University leadership from throughout the system was represented, along with faculty, staff, alumni, donors, CU Advocates and students.

The University of Colorado Hospital is leading a partnership group that was unanimously selected for consideration to operate Colorado Springs’ Memorial Hospital, which is now run by the city.

The UCH proposal includes establishing a branch medical campus at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which School of Medicine officials have been exploring for nearly two years