CU Denver is the first and only Colorado university to join the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), a pioneering and innovative consortium of public research universities working to improve student success.
The UIA looks for universities that strive to eliminate disparities in educational outcomes based on race, ethnicity, income, gender, and geography while continuing to innovate together, share data, and graduate more students. UIA members have a track record of increasing the number and diversity of graduates from their universities and eliminating disparities in educational outcomes for first-generation students of color and those from low-income backgrounds.
CU Denver is committed to student success, which is why the university’s first Strategic Plan goal is to become an equity-serving institution. With more than half its students identifying as people of color, it is essential for the university to develop bold…