Wake Me Up When This Pandemic-Induced Recession Ends
It’s not a good time to be a first-generation college student without a safety net.
Lawmakers Just Cut 58% from Colorado Public Colleges. Federal Money Will Ease the Blow.
Accounting for the federal money and the state cuts, higher education institutions are facing a roughly 5% reduction next year.
College Leaders: Colorado’s CARES Act Money Doesn’t Do Enough for Schools and Students
In contrast, the stimulus package for the Great Recession enabled schools to more easily access money for institutional needs.
COVID Budget Toll: Education Won’t Be Spared as Colorado Lawmakers Face $3.3 Billion Hole
The scenario is worse than preliminary estimates predicting a $2 billion to $3 billion shortfall.
Senate Republicans Push for Suspension of Work Program for International Students
GOP senators want a halt to OPT. The president seems to be thinking about it. Plus, new research links visa-refusal rates to international enrollment declines.
Happy Fauxmencement to the Class of COVID-19
Unable to celebrate in person, the Class of 2020 has created new ceremonies on top of their universities’ virtual graduation events.
The Point of an Endowment
One professor says trustees should shift policies to use large endowments to help their universities in economic crises.
Colorado’s Public Colleges Face a Budget Crisis. It’s Been Decades in the Making.
In 1983, Nate Easley attended Colorado State University and received $900 federal grants each year that almost covered…
Potential Fall Reopening Plans Don’t Include International Students’ Needs
When college leaders push for a return to in-person class this fall, the value of the campus environment is central to their argument.
If You Reopen It, Will They Come?
Colleges want to open their campuses for in-person instruction this fall. That’s because the alternatives, whatever they might…
Town and Gown, Tied Together
One thing the pandemic is making clear is just how porous the borders are between town and gown.
