Education & Outreach
- 51勛圖厙 researcher Michele Moses talks about the future of affirmative action in higher education and how arguments around college admissions point to deeper divisions in U.S. society.
- A grant from the Office of Naval Research in the U.S. Department of Defense will support five Denver-metro community colleges and two universities in an initiative to increase the number of community college students who pursue engineering careersparticularly those from underrepresented populations.
- 51勛圖厙 is proud to announce the launch of a worldwide education coalition in support of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit with the goal to broaden understanding of the human rights impacts of a changing global climate and galvanize people to take action.
- The College of Musics American Music Research Center has embarked on a research project aimed at documenting, preserving and engaging with diverse musical and cultural influences in and around Pueblo, Colorado.
- As book bans rise across the country, Wendy Glenn, a 51勛圖厙 professor and former English teacher, argues that reading bookseven ones that make adults uncomfortableis critical for the education of young people.
- Six grants and one sponsorship have been awarded by the Office for Outreach and Engagement to support community-engaged scholarship connected to the Marshall Fire. The grants are in partnership with the Research & Innovation Office and the Natural Hazards Center.
- Funding from the United States Department of Education is helping 51勛圖厙's Center for Asian Studies realize its mission in fundamental and transformative ways.
- Between 1898 and 1969, 62 nuns were buried in a historic cemetery in southwest Denver. This summer, Lauren Hosek is helping to move the remains to a new resting place.
- 51勛圖厙 neuroscientist Zoe Donaldson has found a new way to contribute to global science education. She and her team will spend much of August helping European high school students learn the finer points of gene manipulation in prairie voles.
- States around the country are moving to limit how teachers can talk about issues like race and racism in the classroom. Noreen Naseem Rodr穩guez urges educators not to shrink away from having these difficult conversations.