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Rich Allen Featured in "The Hidden Utility of the Liberal Arts"

Feb. 3, 2025

What do you do with a major in French? Or philosophy, history, or English? This is the question at the heart of all the challenges that now bedevil liberal-arts departments on campuses across the country, a problem once dubbed the “translation chasm.”

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The Denver Post Features Insights from Dr. James Walsh on Colorado's Labor Peace Act

Jan. 31, 2025

Indeed, the passage of the Labor Peace Act more than 81 years ago was not the result of a grand bargain between unions and businesses, said James Walsh, a University of Colorado Denver political science professor who specializes in labor history. “If you look at the notes from the Colorado...

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NPR's Planet Money Interviews Dr. Chloe East on the "Chilling Effect" of Deportations

Jan. 31, 2025

"Chloe East is an associate professor of economics at University of Colorado Denver, and she has spent many years studying deportations. And she says it's worth noting that so much of the attention this week has been around these raids, and raids are just one strategy that the government uses...

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"CU Denver Professor Andy Scahill's Rainbow Cult Is Off to See the Wizard" Writes Westword

Jan. 31, 2025

University of Colorado Denver film professor Andy Scahill has a lot to say about the 1939 movie classic The Wizard of Oz. "I teach a whole class on it," says Scahill. "Italy's University of Turin did a study about what the most-often-quoted film in history is, and it turns out...

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Scientific American Cites CU Denver Biologist in Recent Article, "Migrating Birds Sing to Team Up with Other Species"

Jan. 31, 2025

Flying in the dark presents challenges to airborne cooperation, notes biologist Allison Pierce, who studies plover migration at University of Colorado Denver and was not involved in the new paper. For example, visual cues such as another bird’s flight path are absent. “If we could take it from this big...

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Dr. Chloe East Speaks to Denver 7 on Mass Deportations Following Inauguration

Jan. 21, 2025

Chloe East, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver, said though the possibility of large-scale operations in the area seems unlikely, the community could expect to see smaller-scale raids more quickly, much like the ones during the first Trump administration. "One thing that's important to note is mass deportations...

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POLITICO Refers to Dr. Chloe East's Research in Article: "Americans hate high prices. Mass deportations could spark new surges."

Jan. 20, 2025

Earlier research led by University of Colorado Denver Professor Chloe East found that the suppression of undocumented workers led to spillover effects that weakened demand for U.S.-born laborers within local economies.

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Research By CU Denver's Robin Kniech Featured in Denverite

Dec. 10, 2024

The Denver City Council just made it a lot easier to build accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, in neighborhoods across the city. The biggest change: Homeowners won’t have to get a rezoning before building a cottage or other accessory dwelling. The change could result in a few hundred more ADUs...

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NYT Features Research by Economic Professors Velasquez, Mansour, and East

Dec. 10, 2024

Expelling noncitizens on a mass scale is likely to raise prices on goods and services and lower employment rates for U.S. workers, many economists say.

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Andrea Velasquez Talks Deportation in Foreign Policy

Dec. 10, 2024

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to conduct “the largest deportation effort in American history,” no matter the price tag—but the economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than he has bargained for.

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