State lawmakers will convene at the Capitol for the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday, but only briefly. The business of the Legislature – including...
The Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) on Monday officially begins considering funding for higher education in the 2021-22 fiscal year,...
The proposed state budget announced Monday by Gov. Jared Polis brought encouraging news for the University of Colorado and other institutions of higher...
A prolonged, unprecedented state legislative session came to a close on June 15. The Legislature was in recess March 16-May 26 due to COVID-19 and reconvened...
After compiling comments from University of Colorado Staff Council (UCSC) and individual campus council members, UCSC council chair Ryan Untisz late last month...
CU’s strategic planning process continues to move forward, with leaders compiling a list of metrics that could eventually be employed to measure progress...
Proposed legislation that would change how members of the CU Board of Regents are chosen was the topic of a special meeting Monday of the University of...
Expanded benefits for graduate students, the kickoff this month of a yearlong campus dialogue on academic freedom, mental health and wellness, and solutions to...
As the 2020 state legislative session convened at the Capitol on Wednesday, CU’s Government Relations team re-engaged with state legislators on ways to support...
The recently ended legislative session at the Capitol saw the creation of legislation at the intersection of higher education and health care, as well as a...
State legislators are considering expanding a pilot program, currently administered by the CU Anschutz Medical Campus College of Nursing, which has made...
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday submitted his first budget proposal to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) of the General Assembly, recommending a $98 million...
More than 30 elected and business leaders learned about the economic impact of UCCS in a day-long tour coordinated by the Colorado Competitive Council July 26...
May 9 marked the end of the Legislature’s four-month session, one that saw the introduction of a record 800 bills introduced at the Capitol. The session also...
In an effort to shore up PERA, the state’s pension system, the Legislature passed SB18-200 late on May 9, the last day of the session. CU has more than 8,600...
State Sen. Kevin Priola led an effort to recognize Regents Kyle Hybl and Stephen Ludwig and Regent Emeritus Steve Bosley. From left: Ludwig, Bosley, Priola and...
The Joint Budget Committee last week advanced a state budget that includes a 10 percent increase in funding for the University of Colorado – a request Gov...
CU’s proposed 2018-19 budget includes minimal tuition increases and a 3 percent salary merit pool that is consistent with the governor’s state budget request...
Gov. John Hickenlooper addresses the audience at Tuesday's CU Advocacy Day at the Capitol. (All photos by Trevr Merchant) Tuesday’s CU Advocacy Day at the...
More than 50 researchers greeted Colorado lawmakers entering the Capitol building on Jan. 19, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of research...
Because of media inquiries that follow recent changes to Colorado open-records law, faculty and staff of the University of Colorado could potentially see...
Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado Joining Gov. John Hickenlooper for his signing of Senate Bill 297 at CU Boulder are, from left, Frances Draper, Tanya...
Joined by CU Goverment Relations team members and state leaders, Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday signs the CU-backed S.B. 17-041 into law. Gov. John...
Faculty, staff and students from across the University of Colorado came together with state leadership and members of the CU Advocates – the grassroots network...
Proposed changes to laws affecting higher education employment contracts and tuition classification for Olympic athletes are the first measures being supported...
