Education

Auraria Campus digging into $6.5M quad

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The college campus hub is planning a new spot for students to gather, replacing athletic fields with a large quad next to its student center.

Museum piecing together stories of homelessness

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About a year after one of its curators began collecting signs from the homeless in Denver, a local museum has launched an exhibit exploring the history of homelessness from the Gold Rush to today.

DU school reaches new heights

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Construction crews last week topped out a new $23 million addition on DU’s campus with the installation of a blue tile spire.

College campus, call center shutting down

Shortly after cutting more than 100 jobs from a Thornton call center, an education nonprofit is closing the facility down, along with a college campus in Aurora.

Nonprofit enrolls in year-round programs

A startup nonprofit is graduating from summer school and launching year-round programs for high schoolers that get them climbing, hiking and camping.

Swim school dives into new markets

A high-tech swimming school and training facility based out of Highlands Ranch is launching two new locations in the next few months.

College operator cuts 130 Thornton jobs

Not a semester after buying more than 50 colleges from now-bankrupt Corinthian, an education group has cut nearly half of its staff at a call center in Thornton.