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CU partners with state leaders to improve college affordability, stimulate industry
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CU partners with state leaders to improve college affordability, stimulate industry

The University of Colorado was at the forefront in pushing new legislation and funding commitments from Colorado lawmakers to improve affordability for college...
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CU-led legislation aims to improve college affordability
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CU-led legislation aims to improve college affordability

A newly introduced, CU-led bill at the Capitol aims to make college more affordable for Colorado students through different incentives. As proposed, House Bill...
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CU leaders stress importance of state support at Capitol hearing
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CU leaders stress importance of state support at Capitol hearing

On Jan. 9, one day before the start of the Colorado General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session, CU President Todd Saliman, CU Board of Regents Chair Callie...
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Regents approve associate degrees with the hope of providing new path for CU students to earn credentials

The Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve new Associates of General Studies degree programs at UCCS and CU Denver. The board’s action at the April 27-...
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CU Boulder weighs in on financial aid, student educators and more in legislative session

CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano, Chief Financial Officer Todd Haggerty, three faculty members and several students took an active role in shaping Colorado...
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Regents support expanded access to lactation spaces; campuses increase availability of menstrual products
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Regents support expanded access to lactation spaces; campuses increase availability of menstrual products

The University of Colorado Board of Regents today formally stated its support for expanded access to lactation spaces across CU’s four campuses and system...
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2021 Legislative Session: Roundup of CU-related issues

2021 Legislative Session: Roundup of CU-related issues

The 2021 State Legislative Session adjourned sine die on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. While this was an unconventional legislative cycle at the Capitol due to COVID-...
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Colorado leaders react to Saliman appointment
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Colorado leaders react to Saliman appointment

Leaders across the state of Colorado reacted to the appointment Tuesday of Todd Saliman as CU’s interim president. Some comments: Brown Hank Brown , former CU...
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President Kennedy, Government Relations advocating for CU at federal level
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President Kennedy, Government Relations advocating for CU at federal level

As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., consider priorities for funding in the next fiscal year, leadership at the University of Colorado is advocating for support...
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Students testify for test optional bill at Colorado House

Students testify for test optional bill at Colorado House

Molly Frommelt, a CU Student Government tri-executive; Eyob Abai, Leeds Student Government president; and Jesse Alardin Rivera, an EXCEL Scholar at the Leeds...
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Lawmakers won’t take up budget, higher ed legislation until February
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Lawmakers won’t take up budget, higher ed legislation until February

State lawmakers will convene at the Capitol for the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday, but only briefly. The business of the Legislature – including...
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State lawmakers set to consider next year’s higher ed budget
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State lawmakers set to consider next year’s higher ed budget

The Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) on Monday officially begins considering funding for higher education in the 2021-22 fiscal year,...
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Governor’s budget proposal restores cuts to higher ed
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Governor’s budget proposal restores cuts to higher ed

The proposed state budget announced Monday by Gov. Jared Polis brought encouraging news for the University of Colorado and other institutions of higher...
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Legislation with CU impact emerges from historic session
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Legislation with CU impact emerges from historic session

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...
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Staff Council answers call for feedback on Speaker of the House’s proposal
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Staff Council answers call for feedback on Speaker of the House’s proposal

After compiling comments from University of Colorado Staff Council (UCSC) and individual campus council members, UCSC council chair Ryan Untisz late last month...
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Strategic planning goals: ‘aspirational and achievable’
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Strategic planning goals: ‘aspirational and achievable’

CU’s strategic planning process continues to move forward, with leaders compiling a list of metrics that could eventually be employed to measure progress...
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Proposed change to how regents are chosen prompts Staff Council discussion
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Proposed change to how regents are chosen prompts Staff Council discussion

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...
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Chancellor, Graduate School dean update Boulder Faculty Assembly

Chancellor, Graduate School dean update Boulder Faculty Assembly

Expanded benefits for graduate students, the kickoff this month of a yearlong campus dialogue on academic freedom, mental health and wellness, and solutions to...
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2020 legislative session begins
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2020 legislative session begins

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...
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Budget, health care dominate legislative session
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Budget, health care dominate legislative session

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...
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Lawmakers consider expanding CU-led opioid addiction treatment program
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Lawmakers consider expanding CU-led opioid addiction treatment program

State legislators are considering expanding a pilot program, currently administered by the CU Anschutz Medical Campus College of Nursing, which has made...
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Gov. Polis advances budget with $98 million boost for higher ed
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Gov. Polis advances budget with $98 million boost for higher ed

Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday submitted his first budget proposal to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) of the General Assembly, recommending a $98 million...
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Legislators, business leaders visit campus

Legislators, business leaders visit campus

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...
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Cybersecurity, teacher shortage addressed in busy legislative session
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Cybersecurity, teacher shortage addressed in busy legislative session

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...
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What’s changing in PERA?
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What’s changing in PERA?

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...

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