Faculty-Staff Edition - May 5, 2021

The campus community is cordially invited to attend CU Boulder's spring commencement ceremony to honor the many graduates and accomplishments of the class of 2021. Get details and plan to tune in.

As part of commencement celebrations, graduating students in recent days got their gear, decorated caps, took Forever Buff selfies and had their pinnacle moment walking across the stage at Folsom Field. See photos of the festivities.

Dwinita “Nita” Mosby Tyler, founder of The Equity Project—a consulting firm supporting organizations and communities in building diversity, equity and inclusion strategies—will give the May 6 livestreamed commencement address.

As the semester ends and we move ahead toward next year, investing in our faculty and staff––and in the experience they offer our students––is paramount.

Part of a joint effort to increase vaccination rates among young adults, a mobile vaccine clinic was available at Williams Village May 4. Plans exist to continue events like this into the summer as needed.

In 2009, Colorado launched an ambitious initiative that enabled federally-funded Title X clinics to provide a broad array of birth control options for free or at a low cost. A new study shows the program significantly boosted graduation rates in the state, enabling 3,800 more women to get a diploma.