Tag: College
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Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers this month during his keynote address to about 10,000 University of Arizona graduates…
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GUEST COLUMN: Time to redefine access to higher education
For more than 50 years, federal education assistance has revolved around Pell Grants — rooted in the belief that financial circumstance should not dictate a person’s ability to learn, grow, and secure economic opportunities. Yet, for most of that time, these grants have been directed toward traditional models of higher education, leaving out many learners whose paths look very different from a four-year degree. In…
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Man dies after police chase, shooting on University of Northern Colorado campus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man who died after police shot him during a chase through the University of Northern Colorado campus in Greeley Wednesday evening has been identified. Theodore Lee Rybus, 41, of Greeley, was identified as the man whom police shot during a chase on foot through…
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VP Harris looks to continue Democratic ticket’s winning streak in Colorado
In the early 2000’s, Colorado was one of the country’s quintessential swing states. Now Vice President Kamala Harris looks to lead the fifth Democratic party ticket in a row to electoral college victory.
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No. 8: CU Buffs women’s basketball emerges as national power | Top sports stories of 2023
Chris Schmaedeke and Tyler King discuss the No. 8 sports story of 2023.
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Army defeats Air Force in rivalry game at Empower Field at Mile High
The Army Black Knights handed Air Force their first defeat of the 2023 season in a convincing 23-3, run-heavy competition.
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Any DPS graduate can use Denver’s college affordability fund, regardless of residency status
The Denver City Council expanded eligibility for the Prosperity Denver Fund in a 12-1 vote Monday evening after lengthy public comment and deliberation. The new rules allow students from low-income families to participate in the fund, which has various means of lessening the financial burden of higher education, as long as they graduated from a…
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Some Colorado colleges enroll more first-generation students. Should they get more money?
Colorado colleges and universities would get a special designation if they enroll a high number of students who are the first in their families to go to college, under a bill proposed this year. The largely symbolic bill has fed a bigger debate about how Colorado funds its public colleges. It also spurred a conversation…
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Colorado House passes bill to reduce prison sentences for inmates pursuing higher education
An effort to incentivize Colorado prisoners to pursue higher education took a major step forward on Tuesday, receiving near-unanimous approval from the state House of Representatives. House Bill 1037 would deduct six months from an inmate’s prison sentence for earning a certificate while incarcerated, one year for an associate or bachelor’s degree, 18 months for a master’s degree…