Higher Ed Press Clips April 2010

April 1, 2010

Denver Post:

• Obstacles may pull Colorado out of Race to the Top
  
• NREL, School of Mines honored
  

Tribune:

• Educators: Rework CSAP to speed up results
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• CU cancer center gets $3.5M grant for lung research
  

April 2-5, 2010

Denver Post:

• Community colleges on a roll with soaring enrollment, pending grants
  

Daily Camera:

• CU chooses Tufts dean as sole candidate for provost post
  
• CU Boulder students await gun ban decision
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU taking bold steps in suicide prevention
  
• CSU’s aggressive suicide prevention approach praised – Opinion
  

Sentinel:

• College dorms ban use of medical marijuana
  
• Colorado plans to employ 500 new workers
  

Summit Daily:

• CMC bill heads back to House for final OK
  

Durango Herald:

• Land Board agrees to work with FLC
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• State education department names Lovell as academic head

April 6, 2010

Denver Post:

• Colorado education leaders to meet today about grant
  

Daily Camera:

• CU Regent Bosley to seek second term, faces challengers
  

Summit Daily News:

• State legislature OK’s CMC bachelor’s degrees
  

April 7, 2010

Denver Post:

• Colorado Sen. Romer makes case for saving scholarships that may fall to budget cuts
  
• Colorado prepares new bid for Race to the Top education grant
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder waives dorm requirement for medical marijuana students
  

Chieftain:

• On the Move – Editorial
  

April 8, 2010

Denver Post:

• 139 jobs on the line at CU
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder to cut 60 more jobs
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo offers frosh jump-start
  

April 9, 2010

Denver Post:

• Meningitis suspected in Metro State student’s death
  
• GOP thwarted as Colorado Senate advances budget
  

Daily Camera:

• CU: More international students could help budget woes
  
• CU-Boulder receives $2.4M for smart grid training program
  

Boulder County Business Report:

• CU cuts jobs to trim budget
  

Huffington Post:

• Cutting college scholarships should be Colorado’s last resort – Guest Commentary
  

April 10-12, 2010

Denver Post:

• Finishing the Race to the Top – Guest Opinion
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder looks for commitment from admitted students
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU may lay off up to 50 additional workers from Ft. Collins campus
  
• Tough economy continues to hit government – Editorial
  

In Denver Times:

• Big education issues yet to be resolved
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-P to add four new degrees
  

Glenwood Springs:

• CMC Aspen to become a four year-college
  

April 13, 2010

Denver Post:

• CU health officials continue to track possible meningitis exposure in Boulder
  
• Education bill has the right stuff – Editorial
  

Daily Camera:

• Complaints mar CU-Boulder’s student election
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU rec center renovation hits halfway point
  

Sentinel:

• American higher education inefficient, university president tells audience
  
• Twenty percent of incoming freshmen need remediation once in college
  

US News and World Report:

• 5 big financial aid lies
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Financial Aid 101
  

Online PR News:

• Coloradans should think college savings during tax season

April 14, 2010

Denver Post:

• Colo. high schoolers going forth with a state-paid fifth year
  
• Reviewers praise reforms at CU dental school, suggest more
  

Daily Camera:

• Sole finalist for CU-Boulder provost visits campus
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-P announces tuition cut offer
  

Ed News Colorado:

• Future of CollegeInvest up for discussion
  

Gazette:

• UCCS still benefits as researcher leaves for Texas A&M
  

Tribune:

• Free events set during MoneySmart week
  

Glenwood Springs Post Independent:

• Four-year CMC nursing degrees may have to wait

April 15, 2010

Denver Post:

• Daniels Scholarships delights student winners
  
• A head start going to college – Editorial
  

Daily Camera:

• Fewer employers turn out for CU job fair
  

April 16, 2010

Denver Post:

• CU, DU grad programs high on U.S. News best-of-lists
  
• Court tosses CU gun ban
  

In Denver Times:

• State to sell student loan portfolio
  

Chieftain:

• What an offer – Editorial
  

Fox 31:

• ‘College Friday’ aims to raise Colo. higher ed enrollment
  

April 17-19, 2010

Denver Post:

• Don’t let barriers keep you from college, Olympic wrestler tells Denver sixth-graders
  
• CU dental school abandons accelerated degree program for foreign grads
  
• Off-target ruling on campus guns – Editorials
  

Daily Camera:

• Balancing act: CU-Boulder’s journalism school, ATLAS could be consolidated
  
• CU-Boulder class sizes could grow after cuts
  
• CU-Boulder to make faculty cuts through attrition, not layoffs
  

April 20, 2010

Denver Post:

• CU-Boulder provost candidate withdraws
  

Daily Camera:

• CU to rely less on print brochures for admissions
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU President Tony Frank making tough decisions – Editorial
  

Tribune:

• Shakeup at CSU designed to boost extension
  

April 21, 2010

Denver Post:

• Ritter throws support behind changes in teacher evaluation
  

In Denver Times:

• Student loan debt keeps climbing
  
• Colorado’s tuition and fees continue steady climb
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder to eliminate Indonesian courses during budget cuts
  

April 22, 2010

Denver Post:

• Voters may be asked to expand gambling to aid universities
  

Daily Camera:

• Proposed cost to live and eat at CU-Boulder dorms $10,792
  
• CU pulls support for some faculty research programs
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU makes changes to stay competitive
  

Durango Herald:

• Schools hit by budget crunch
  

Business Week:

• Major Colo. college tuition reform plan unveiled

April 23, 2010

Denver Post:

• A bad gamble for higher ed – Editorial
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder: Cuts will affect education quality
  
• CU-Boulder student government proposes tighter election guidelines
  

Chieftain:

• PCC to honor outstanding grads
  

In Denver Times:

• Revised higher ed bill proposes big changes
  

April 24-26, 2010

Denver Post:

• Colorado’s new college grads face another tough job market
  
• Colorado teacher bill ignites firestorm of support, opposition
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder suicides approaching 4-year low
  

Chieftain:

• 6 CSU-P students earn incentive payback
  

Coloradoan:

• Rushing overhaul of higher education funding a bad idea – Editorial
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• CU nursing school gets $2.6M to boost digital records use
  

Colorado Statesman:

• Tuition flexibility bill for higher ed is on its way
  

Canon City Record:

• PCC appoints new president

April 27, 2010

Denver Post:

• CU-B graduation speaker founded nonprofit that helps children in developing countries
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-B prof elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  
• CU-B ready for three-week Maymester
  

Coloradoan:

• Facebook clause concerns AG
  

Chieftain:

• TSJC president appointed
  
• New leadership – Editorial
  

April 28, 2010

Denver Post:

• Shift in approvals of college tuition hikes on table
  

Daily Camera:

• Good news for CU-B grads: job outlook slightly sunnier
  
• CU-B gets $15M boost for biotech hub
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• Senators mull measure seeking TABOR exemption for Colo. colleges
  

April 29, 2010

Denver Post:

April 30, 2010

Denver Post:

• Flexibility for raising tuition – Editorial
  

In Denver Times:

• Tuition bill moves to Senate floor
  
• Campuses scramble to deal with medical marijuana
  
• Bill would tap windfall for scholarships
  

Daily Camera:

• New digital textbooks could save hundreds for CU-Boulder students
  

Durango Herald:

• Senate panel OKs tuition-hike bill
  

Summit Daily News:

• CMC sees renewed energy, growth at Summit
  

Chieftain:

• PCC, CSU-P begin graduation season
  

Denver Business Journal:

• Biden to speak at UQM Technologies; wife to tour Colorado Colleges
  

Ft. Morgan Times:

• CSU president Frank visits Ft. Morgan
  

Northern Colorado Business Report:

• CSU professor receives $330,000 for cancer research