Tag: cu board of regents
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CU Regents approve 2026-27 budget, denounce student comments on Boulder attack anniversary
The University of Colorado system’s Board of Regents approved its $6.84 billion budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year and denounced recent student comments on last year’s firebombing in Boulder during its regular meeting on Thursday. An increase from last year’s $6.7 billion budget, total allocations include $369.9 million for the Colorado Springs campus, $2.54 billion…
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CU system set to expand collective bargaining rights
Following recent rallying and advocacy, workers across the University of Colorado system are one step closer to greater collective bargaining. CU Regent Elliott Hood announced a plan to introduce a policy expanding collective bargaining rights for faculty, university staff and undergraduate and graduate workers at all four campuses during a board governance meeting Friday. The…
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CU workers organizing to demand collective bargaining
Workers across the University of Colorado system are organizing for a unified message for its leadership: create a path to collective bargaining. This week, a day of action will be held at the university system’s four campuses to provide information about collective bargaining and discuss ongoing workforce challenges. This “Day of Action” will take place…
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University of Colorado Regent Wanda James pushes back on recent censure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the weeks leading up to and following the University of Colorado Board of Regents’ vote to censure Regent Wanda James, calls online have been frequent and vehement, urging the board to reconsider. James was censured July 2 for what the board ruled was a…
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New UCCS degree fills ‘critical gap’ in cultural, environmental resource management industry
A new interdisciplinary master’s degree aimed to fill a “critical gap” in graduate-level training for careers in cultural heritage and environmental resource management was approved for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The master of arts degree in Cultural and Heritage and Environmental Resource Management combines the fields of archaeology, geography, public interpretation and environment and…
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Jennifer Sobanet shares vision ahead of first full year as UCCS Chancellor
Editor’s Note: Between the time Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet spoke with The Gazette and publication of this story, the Colorado Springs Police Department identified a fatal stabbing victim on Aug. 7 as UCCS professor Haleh Abghari. Sobanet issued a statement mourning her loss and offering campus resources to students and staff. Jennifer Sobanet was faced with…
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UCCS student president set for graduation, but looks to continue leadership with CU system
Axel Brown may be walking across the stage at UCCS’ commencement ceremony this week, but his work with the school could just be getting started. Upon receiving his master’s degree in social work at the university this spring, the outgoing student body president is now setting his sights on one of the CU Board of…
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$4 million budget deficit cuts underway for UCCS, with tuition increase coming for fall
There were no surprises Friday at the University of Colorado Board of Regents’ budget hearing for the fiscal year that begins July 1, as the Colorado Springs campus presented its projections for a $4 million deficit and reduction strategies to balance the upcoming budget. “It was cut-and-dried,” said UCCS spokesman Chris Valentine. A 9.4% state…