Author: Jason Gonzales Chalkbeat
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How to diversify Colorado campuses? Colleges begin conversations
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When Ariana Rodriguez applied to Colorado colleges, what stood out to her was how little she could find about people like herself – a Latina and first-generation college student. Campus tours and Google searches yielded scant information about how Colorado would embrace her, she said. She looked for diversity rates, programs, and scholarships. “I didn’t…
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Tenured professors at Colorado public colleges are predominately white
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In a state that’s become increasingly diverse, the professors who teach at Colorado’s four-year colleges are overwhelmingly white. Of the 3,500 professors who have tenure, just 15 of them are Black women. Another 38 are Black men. Hispanic students now make up about 20% of the state’s universities. But Hispanic professors? Less than 8% of…
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Colorado legislation looks to make standardized tests optional for college admissions
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Students would no longer be required to take the SAT or ACT when applying to Colorado’s public colleges under proposed legislation that aims to make higher education more accessible to low-income and first-generation college applicants who often don’t do as well on standardized tests. State Rep. Cathy Kipp and state Sen. Tammy Story, both Democrats,…
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Polis urges Colorado schools to stay open
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Even as more Colorado school districts announce moves to remote learning, Gov. Jared Polis urged schools to remain open at least for preschool and elementary students while promising resources to help make that possible. Polis made the push during a Tuesday news conference in which he laid out new restrictions on businesses while stopping short…
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With move to online learning, University of Denver students petition for tuition adjustment
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Taking up a call made by college students around the country, students at the University of Denver are asking for a tuition reduction that reflects what they’ve lost since the campus closed last month to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The closure set off a cascade of issues for students, from the loss of internet access…
