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The University of Northern Colorado will seek permission from state lawmakers to start up and operate an osteopathic medical school.

Enrique Benavidez, who preliminary elections results point to as incoming student body president, speaks at the Bears in Solidarity event at the Bank of Colorado Arena April 20. Photo by Rowan Williams Racial tensions at UNC were addressed Tuesday April 20 when UNC president Andy Feinstein spoke at the Butler-Hancock Sports Center. He, alongside university staff and student leaders, spoke on the issues of empowerment, trauma and healing, particularly for students of color. Feinstein began his speech addressing the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial announced earlier that day. “I, per...

The first UNC in-person commencement ceremonies since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic will take place this May. President Andy Feinstein announced the university’s plans to hold undergraduate commencement ceremonies in-person this past January. At the time of that announcement, Weld County still maintained an average of over 150 new COVID-19 cases per-day, but that number has declined since then. Since around mid-February, Weld County’s case numbers have plateaued at an approximate average of 50-70 new cases per-day as more and more people receive one or more doses of a coronavirus...

Duane Physical Laboratories Complex, University of Colorado, Boulder. Colorado’s higher education institutions have remained flexible to operational changes during this COVID-19 pandemic to balance student needs with health and safety. After one year, a combination of masks, social distancing, falling COVID-19 cases and the state’s ongoing vaccine rollout have administrators planning for more in-person courses this fall. Yet revenue losses from decreased student enrollment and state cuts to higher education funding continue creating major financial complications for Colorado’s public u...

The University of Northern Colorado’s budget woes have been well-known for some time, but the university’s board of trustees have taken increasingly drastic measures in an effort to prevent total collapse. Past measures have included reducing financial aid and laying off professional staff, but during a finance and audit committee meeting in February, President Andy Feinstein announced further plans. “I believe it’s clear that we need to raise tuition,” Feinstein said. The causes behind UNC’s financial issues are just as numbered and varied as the proposed solutions. Many like to ...