Kayla Toledo

Empowering Native American communities: Kayla Toledo’s journey

July 19, 2023

Discover the inspiring story of Kayla Toledo, a member of the Jemez Indian Tribe, as she works to bring daycare to Native American families by creating a learning center where children can embrace their cultural heritage with guidance from the Rural Colorado Workshop Series.

Buildings and people on the Harvard campus

What the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action means for American higher ed

June 29, 2023

Kevin Welner, a lawyer and professor of education at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, explained that individual college applicants can still mention how their race or ethnicity has shaped their lives in essays and interviews.

Adjunct Professor Erick Mueller leads the Demystifying Entrepreneurship - Shore Up Your Small Business workshop in Logan County

Celebration marks 5th and final year of Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop

June 19, 2023

A group of 30 local participants joined to celebrate five years of successful collaboration through the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship. The weekend was full of positivity and entrepreneurial spirit as the group furthered their business concepts, which involve everything from allergy-sensitive foods to a tea experience on 50 acres of land.

LASP building from above

LASP launches new artist-in-residence program

June 9, 2023

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, the largest research institute at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, is initiating an artist-in-residence program that will help connect STEM professionals, Front Range artists, K-12 students and the local community.

Rose in the Shakespeare Gardens on campus

Reducing violence with help from The Bard

May 26, 2023

Colorado Shakespeare Festival staffers shared the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program with scholars and practitioners in England, including at Shakespeare’s Globe theater.

High school students give a presentation in the classroom

The impact of the $5 challenge on Colorado students

May 25, 2023

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship is transforming local high schools by showing how $5 can create a difference for students and their communities.

Teacher working with small child

Public and community-engaged scholarship springs into action

May 10, 2023

Community Impact Grants and Micro Grants that were awarded this spring will positively impact science, music, literacy, ethics, and math education in Colorado K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. Also funded were a community college research partnership, as well as arts and humanities programming.

A teacher at a lectern speaks to students sitting at desks

5 lessons on improving US education—from high schools that beat the odds

April 12, 2023

Edited by a trio of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder researchers, a new book titled Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action tells the stories of nine U.S. high schools that flourished despite the odds—overcoming tough challenges to offer students from a wide range of backgrounds rich and even joyful educational experiences.

The shadows of visitors seen on the wall of the Columbine Memorial

Student teachers feeling the toll of school violence, educator says

April 7, 2023

Deena Gumina, an assistant teaching professor at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, takes hope from college and high school students who are taking action to try to prevent violence in schools. Now, adults need to "show up" in support.

Campus from a window

Boulder community wraps its arms around Afghan refugees

Jan. 5, 2023

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder's International English Center had the unique opportunity in 2022 to offer crucial English language courses to Afghan men and women who were relocated to Boulder after the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

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