Complete Board of Regents meeting coverage

February 25, 2016

Modest increases proposed for tuition, employee merit pool

Proposals for the 2016-17 budget year received last week by the CU Board of Regents include tuition and fee increases between 3 percent and 5 percent and an employee merit pool between 1.6 percent and 2 percent. Read more

Diversity at CU: Recent progress encouraging

The University of Colorado has made strides in increasing ethnic diversity on its campuses: In the past decade, student headcounts have risen by nearly 50 percent; and in 2014-15, CU awarded 19 percent of degrees among public institutions to underrepresented minorities in the state. Read more

CU's online initiatives making strides

The CU Board of Regents last week heard about progress on several fronts of the University of Colorado Connect online initiative, which will formally launch in the fall. Read more

Sexual misconduct survey results shocking, but not unusual

Reports of sexual misconduct at CU-Boulder increased nearly 100 percent in 2013-14 and 2014-15, which means efforts to fuel awareness, encourage reporting and promote access to resources for reporting and preventing sexual misconduct are working. Read more

Regents roundup: Boulder Athletics facilities, more

With the final cost of improvements to Folsom Field totaling $24 million above the original budget, CU-Boulder leadership last week told the Board of Regents that lessons have been learned and changes are being made for better results in the future. Read more