Research shows involvement in college positively impacts retention, but this engagement is crucial for many underrepresented students. This month, the McNeill Academic Program has launched a crowdfunding project to help.
The deadline for completing the online survey about the CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ South property at the city’s southern gateway has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17.
When Chidobe Awuzie arrived at CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ in 2013, he had a goal and a dream: to earn a college degree and the chance to play in the National Football League (NFL).
Three students at commencement on May 12 will represent the first class of graduates from the ATLAS Institute's bachelor's program in technology, arts and media. The interdisciplinary program attracts students who want to use technology to design and create innovative projects.
As a child immigrant and bilingual student, Adriana Alvarez says she often felt isolated in school. Now graduating with a PhD, the former school teacher continues to promote biliteracy and challenge the injustices faced by emerging bilingual students.
Kaylee Ortega credits a host of student groups, scholarships and support services with giving her the tools she needed to fulfill her academic dreams of pursuing public policy work to level the healthcare playing field for underrepresented communities.
Maddie DeWinter's time at CU has taught her a lot about teamwork and collaboration. "I've learned . . . you don't have to be in the spotlight to be part of that success. It's a lesson I will take with me long after I'm done playing lacrosse."
Toluwanimi Obiwole, an ethnic studies major and Denver’s first-ever Youth Poet Laureate, shares her future plans of graduate school, slam poetry readings and driving social change.
