Sat.Nov 28, 2020 - Fri.Dec 04, 2020

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Bridging Divides

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

by Terri E. Givens. As a political scientist I am acutely aware that the November election was an indicator of the ongoing divides in our country. I wrote my book, Radical Empathy , in part to address those divides, but there are many divides that are impacting our country, leading to divisions within families and across communities. Institutions of higher education often find themselves in the middle of these divides as they work to address longstanding practices that hurt women and minorities,

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Dr. Mary Dana Hinton Honored as Winner of 8th Annual Courageous Leadership Award

Credo Higher Ed

Credo is thrilled to announce Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, President of Hollins University, as the recipient of our eighth annual Courageous Leadership Award.

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Sick leave will expand to all CU employees starting Jan. 1

CU Work-Life Balance

During the 2020 Regular Session, the Colorado legislature passed the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act , requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees at a rate of 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. This policy will have no effect on employees already covered by the University of Colorado’s sick leave policy. Instead, this expanded sick leave coverage will largely affect part-time employees who average fewer than 20 hours per week.

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