Davidson’s Desk: Affirming education access

2023年6月29日

The Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision on affirmative action in higher education admissions today, striking down the policy in a monumental moment for education. 幸运的是, because 密歇根州立大学丹佛 is an open-access institution, the decision will have no impact on who we will admit and won’t alter our efforts to prepare Colorado’s workforce.

密歇根州立大学丹佛’s access mission means that all students who are at least 20 years old with a high school diploma or GED are automatically admitted per state law. 密歇根州立大学丹佛 is proud to define ourselves by who we include, not who we exclude. We favor anything that increases access and diversity in education.

While today’s decision will create extreme challenges to diversify many college campuses, 证据是 California and Michigan where affirmative action was already banned, I am thankful for 密歇根州立大学丹佛 – a place where students of all ages and background, 包括近9个,000名有色人种学生, will continue to build a better, more equitable Colorado through innovative and inclusive education.

真诚地,

珍妮·戴维森博士.D.
丹佛州立大学校长

密歇根州立大学丹佛新闻

丹佛也有问题. Its downtown universities want to be part of the solution. (丹佛商业杂志)
Education leaders want to strengthen the bonds between the city and Auraria Campus’ 50,000名学生和专家.

Speech therapy helps transitioning adults find their voice (9NEWS)
密歇根州立大学丹佛’s Speech Language clinic is working to help adults in the LBGTQ+ community, many of whom are transitioning, 努力寻找自己的声音.

Quadruplets homeschooled together since 3rd grade graduate from same college: ‘Going to Have a Party!”(人)
蕾切尔, 阿比盖尔, Julia and Luke Molnar are 22-year-old quadruplets who graduated together from Metropolitan State University of 丹佛 in May.

来自密歇根州立大学丹佛分校的报道

一种照亮天空的新方式
Drone shows are providing a safer, quieter and cleaner alternative to traditional fireworks celebrations.

How to prepare for the possible demise of DACA
An immigration expert offers advice to students amid predictions the program could end as soon as this year.

What you must know about the Colorado Privacy Act
The new law will give consumers more control over their data. A computer-security expert weighs in on what to expect.

Transformers: Rise of the Intern
Industrial Design student Andrew Baxter landed a dream role helping Hasbro produce the action figures for its upcoming blockbuster movie.

密歇根州立大学丹佛 tackles critical shortage of elder-care workers
Coloradans are getting older, but caregivers are in short supply. A new program in aging services will help to replenish jobs lost during the pandemic.

即将到来的密歇根州立大学丹佛事件

8月. 17 | 5-7 p.m.
召开
召开 is the kick-off event for every Roadrunner, the first “bookend” to each student’s academic journey with Commencement as the final goal. This is an opportunity to support incoming students as they come together for their first official 密歇根州立大学丹佛 event. The ceremony will include a welcome from President Davidson and a keynote from Dudley Thurmond, creator of “The Recipe for Resilience.” 请回复召集会议

9月. 时间待定
Brewing Education Lab Grand Opening
The 酒店管理学院’s Charlie Papazian Brewing Education Lab will give students the opportunity to work on a professional brewing system on a regular basis. 了解酿造实验室

9月. 26 | 9-10 a.m.
Health Institute Sim Labs Groundbreaking
The Health Institute Simulation and Skills Lab will deliver high-tech, hands-on interprofessional training in nursing, 营养, 人类服务及其他. 了解Sim实验室

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