Watching Adams State University in the news.

Have a story to add or wish to make a press inquiry?  Contact Us.

.

---

Stopping the Enrollment Slide: How three colleges are trying to arrest their yearslong declines – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/15/22

Student debt, equity and work experience are in the lesson plan at the Colorado Department of Higher Education this year – Colorado Public Radio, 8/4/22

ASU trustees terminate president’s contract – Valley Courier, 6/3/22

Big universities are reaching into rural Colorado, where shrinking share of high school grads go to college – Denver Post, 4/2/22

Adams State Trustees pen letter to Douglas County – Valley Courier, 3/3/22

Gov. Polis talks schools, housing, water on SLV visit – Mineral County Miner, 10/20/21

The challenge with COVID and schools – Valley Courier, 10/9/21

Surge of coronavirus in valley – Valley Courier, 10/1/21

With students back on campus, many faculty members are worried about Covid — and pushing back – The Washington Post, 9/22/21

Colorado universities and colleges could face more cuts if state doesn’t restore funding, leaders say – Chalkbeat Colorado, 2/22/21

Moody’s revises Adams State University, CO’s outlook to stable; affirms underlying A3 and Aa2 enhanced ratings – Moody’s Investors Service, 12/16/20

Why COVID-19 has made college application season even more stressful this year – Denver Post, 12/14/20

Report Warns Against Higher-Education Cuts to Balance State Budget – Public News Service, 11/23/20

Cutting the In-Person Semester Short – Inside Higher Ed, 11/17/20

ASU reverts to online learning only – Valley Courier, 11/10/20

BOT Chair predicts a promising future for Adams State – Valley Courier, 10/13/20

Facing Economic And Family Stressors Amid The Pandemic, Fewer Colorado Students Are Enrolling In Community College – CPR News, 9/18/20

Lack of COVID-19 testing at Colorado’s rural universities epitomizes higher education inequities – Denver Post, 8/29/20

With in-person start, Colorado colleges hope to avoid a return to remote learning – Chalkbeat Colorado, 8/21/20

Colorado universities are increasingly losing money on sports as coaches’ pay, recruitment costs rise – The Colorado Sun, 7/28/20

For fall semester, Colorado’s colleges map out plans — and backup plans – Chalkbeat Colorado, 7/22/20

Pandemic, strained economy threaten higher ed in Colorado – Midland Reporter-Telegram, 7/11/20

Erasing Equity Gaps With State Funding – Inside Higher Ed, 7/7/20

From pandemic to recession, a “cacophony of crises” threatens Colorado’s higher education institutions – The Denver Post, 7/5/20

Adams State will welcome back students Aug. 24 – Valley Courier, 6/12/20

Colorado’s shift to a new higher education funding formula places the focus on the student – Chalkbeat Colorado, 6/1/20

College leaders: Colorado’s CARES Act money doesn’t do enough for schools and students – Colorado Independent, 5/18/20

Adams State plans to resume face-to-face instruction in fall – Valley Courier, 5/8/20

ASU hires new VP for academic affairs – Valley Courier, 2/12/20

Colorado provides access, but falls short on postsecondary education for incarcerated population – Colorado Politics, 2/11/20

ASU records 700 students for admissions – Valley Courier, 12/26/19

Trustees hear an encouraging report – Valley Courier, 12/16/19

University ditches ‘Women’s Night’ at gym after male student threatens Title IX complaint – The College Fix, 12/16/19

Pro-free speech group takes issue with 2 Colorado universities’ sexual harassment policies – Colorado Politics, 12/5/19

Sexual harassment guidelines at two Colorado colleges restrict free speech, watchdog group says – Denver Post, 12/4/19

Alamosa and the San Luis Valley see isolation as their greatest challenge — and strength – Denver Post, 8/18/19

Letter to the Editor: On Starting a Movement – Valley Courier, 8/16/19

Statement from ASU President Lovell – Valley Courier, 4/17/19

Colorado pits big colleges against small campuses in a “zero-sum game.” Gov. Polis wants a truce – The Colorado Sun, 2/26/19

ASU names Lovell president – Valley Courier, 2/15/19

Adams State Reinstating Division II Men’s Swimming Program – Swim Swam, 2/13/19

ASU launches new degrees – Valley Courier, 2/12/19

ASU trustees plan to retain Lovell – Valley Courier, 2/9/19

NCAA Punishes Missouri in Blatant Academic Fraud Case – Inside Higher Ed, 2/1/19

ASU trustees approve bond restructuring – Valley Courier, 1/16/19

Top stories of 2018 in SLV: #2–Adams State survives tumultuous year – Valley Courier, 12/29/18

ASU rating, room for improvement – Valley Courier, 12/19/18

ASU sees financial improvement – Valley Courier, 12/15/18

ASU seeks to keep President Lovell – Valley Courier, 12/15/18

Inside the Law: Halloween Costumes – KYW News Radio, 10/9/18

Challenges still lie ahead for Adams State – Valley Courier, 10/9/18

No rush to find new president at ASU – Valley Courier, 10/6/18

Progress but still work to be done – Valley Courier, 9/21/18

Adams State shares enrollment trends – Valley Courier, 9/8/18

Adams State trustees looking ahead – Valley Courier, 8/27/18

ASU holds steady with financial rating – Valley Courier, 8/25/18

Moody’s affirms Adams State University’s (CO) A3 underlying ratings and Aa2 enhanced ratings; outlook negative on underlying ratings – Moody’s Investor Service, 7/31/18

Editorial: Great stories continue here – Valley Courier, 7/13/18

Higher Learning Commission removes sanction for ASU – Valley Courier, 7/10/18

Adams State U. not on probation – Pueblo Chieftain, 7/10/18

College with the highest acceptance rate 2018 – University Magazine, 7/3/18

Adams State Appoints New University President – Pagosa Daily Post, 6/27/18

ASU board appoints Cheryl D. Lovell interim president – Valley Courier, 6/26/18

Vilá, Dupler awarded tenure at Adams State – Valley Courier, 6/15/18

Fourth finalist speaks at ASU – Valley Courier, 6/15/18

ASU candidate Salazar meets with public – Valley Courier, 6/15/18

Fruita native shares goals for ASU interim position – Valley Courier, 6/14/18

Valdez shares goals for Adams State – Valley Courier, 6/14/18

Former community college chief a finalist at Adams State – Grand Junction Daily Sentinel – 6/11/18

Finalists named for ASU post – Pueblo Chieftain, 6/8/18

ASU names four finalists for interim presidency – Valley Courier, 6/6/18

ASU projects 3 percent enrollment decrease, tuition and rates the same – Valley Courier, 5/23/18

No Confidence: College Faculties Rebel With More Votes Against Leadership – The Wall Street Journal, 5/19/18

Many apply for ASU interim president – Valley Courier, 5/18/18

ASU closer to probation removal – Valley Courier, 5/5/18

Adams State ready to post president’s job – Valley Courier, 4/28/18

ASU settled with McClure for $250,000 – Valley Courier, 4/19/18

ASU begins president search – Valley Courier, 4/14/18

Transitions – Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/13/18

Adams State President Resigns – Inside Higher Ed, 4/10/18

ASU eliminates 27 positions, reduces pay for 22 others – Valley Courier, 4/6/18

Adams State president, under fire for her management style and Halloween costume, resigns – The Denver Post, 4/6/18

School board accepts resignation of Adams State president – Denver Channel, 4/6/18

Former NM higher ed chief McClure resigns from Adams State – Albuquerque Journal, 4/6/18

University President – Halloween Costume – WLNS, 4/6/18

Thursday Newscast – KRCC, 4/5/18

Adams State president, target of critics for her management and Halloween costume, resigns – Canon City Daily Record, 4/5/18

ASU trustees accept McClure’s resignation – Valley Courier, 4/5/18

ASU board reviews budget cuts – Valley Courier, 3/17/18

ASU Foundation, SLV Federal Bank aid university – Valley Courier, 3/4/18

Adams State Women’s Basketball coach resigns – Valley Courier, 3/2/18

Adams State University President Placed on Leave – Women In Academia Report, 2/25/18

ASU closes in on budget shortfall – Valley Courier, 2/23/18

Former higher education chief now on leave from college post – The Albuquerque Journal, 2/22/18

Embattled President of Adams State U. Says She’s the Victim of Bullying – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/22/18

Embattled President Responds –  Inside Higher Ed, 2/22/18

Former CCC president out at Adams State – Eastern New Mexico News, 2/21/18

President Accused of Bullying – Inside Higher Ed, 2/21/18

Adams State president rejects bullying accusations, cites her accomplishments – The Denver Post, 2/20/18

University president put on leave amid uproar over costume – KRDO NewsChannel 13, 2/20/18

University President Put On Leave After Wearing ‘Offensive’ Fat Plumber With Rotting, Buck Teeth Halloween Costume – BET.com, 2/20/18

Claims of Bullying and an Offensive Costume Follow Adams State President’s Departure – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/20/18

Tuesday Newscast, 2/20/18, 7:04 a.m. – KRCC 91.5FM, 2/20/18

Female university president who dressed up as an obese plumber with a prosthetic belly and rotting buck teeth is put on leave from her $205,000-a-year-job for sparking outrage in her blue-collar community – The Daily Mail, 2/19/18

Adams State places president on leave amid uproar over bullying, offensive Halloween costume – The Denver Post, 2/19/18

ASU trustees: Budget must improve $2.7M – Valley Courier, 2/17/18

Adams State trustees place President McClure on leave – Valley Courier, 2/13/18

ASU heading back on academic track – Valley Courier, 1/19/18

Adams State trustees approve fiscal contingency plan criteria – Valley Courier, 12/16/17

ASU financials cause concern – Valley Courier, 10/21/17

A Cheating Coach – Inside Higher Ed, 9/21/17

ASU Community Partnerships closes its door – Valley Courier, 8/29/17

Adams State seeks public comment – Valley Courier, 7/29/17

A question of access – The Daily Sentinel, 7/1/17

The High Price of Not Completing College in Four Years – The Wall Street Journal, 6/8/17

ASU maintains A3 bond rating – Valley Courier, 5/6/17

Moody’s Assigns A3 to Adams State University’s (CO) Series 2017A&B; Outlook Negative – Moody’s Investor Service, 5/4/17

Adams State refinances debt – Valley Courier, 4/26/17

Speech Code of the Month: Adams State University – The FIRE, 4/26/17

Adams State University in Alamosa is fighting deficit spending, state watchdog says – Denver Post, 2/21/17

President McClure claims Watching Adams is “cyber bullying,” calls for stronger laws – SLV Junction, 2/15/17

Gilmer resigns ASU position – Valley Courier, 2/10/17

Adams State University probation review visit moved back – The Pueblo Chieftain, 12/20/16

Think tank to study educational barriers – The Pueblo Chieftain, 12/17/16

Letter to the editor: Community celebrates Adams State – Valley Courier, 12/16/16

AAUP Alert! – Newsletter of the AAUP – Colorado Conference, Fall 2016

Public university paid board chair $12,000 to host social-justice retreat – The College Fix, 10/25/16

Adams State undergrad enrollment down for 5th year; grad students increase – The Pueblo Chieftain, 10/19/16

ASU financials looking positive – Valley Courier, 10/18/16

When Blogging Makes You a Terrorist – Memory Hole Blog, 10/9/16

“[T]ell me who controls the production of pins.” – The Academe Blog, 9/21/16

Heartbreaking Stories from Academia: America’s Universities Treat Most Faculty Like Peons, and the Results Are Not Pretty – AlterNet, 9/19/16

Audit of Adams State outlines reforms – The Pueblo Chieftain, 9/16/16

Adams State’s “Egregious, Unethical” Online Program Should Be Scrapped, Report Says – Westword, 9/16/16

Prof Settles Lawsuit Against University Over Personal Blog – Reflections on Media and Politics, 9/14/16

Update on Ledonne v. McClure ACLU lawsuit – Colorado Public Radio, 9/7/16

Public university perplexed by march against president for calling professor a terrorist – The College Fix, 8/26/16

March planned against university president for calling professor a ‘terrorist,’ banning him – The College Fix, 8/12/16

On probation, ASU orders audit – The Pueblo Chieftain, 8/11/16

What Free Won’t Fix: Too Many Public Colleges are Dropout Factories – Third Way, 8/11/16

ASU addresses Higher Learning Commission concerns – Valley Courier, 8/9/16

Adams State University Settles Lawsuit with Professor who Criticized It – Accuracy in Academia, 8/4/16

Adams State Settles Over Free Speech, Due Process Claims – Law Week Colorado, 8/2/16

Public university pays critical professor $100,000 for calling him a terrorist – The College Fix, 7/28/16

University must pay fired blogger $100K – UO Matters, 7/27/16

Former Adams State Professor Wins $100K Settlement – Pagosa Daily Post, 7/27/16

Professor Gets Settlement in Lawsuit After Banishment For Critical Blogs – Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, 7/26/16

ASU, Ledonne resolve lawsuit – Valley Courier, 7/26/16

Adams State Settles With Former Instructor It Banned From Campus for $100K – Inside Higher Ed, 7/26/16

Adams State settles with ex-teacher – The Pueblo Chieftain, 7/25/16

Adams State to pay 100K after president bans ex-professor – The Cortez Journal, 7/25/16

Former Adams State University instructor has prevailed in his free speech lawsuit against that university – KGNU Radio, 7/25/16

Adams State U. Settles Lawsuit With Professor Who Was Banned From Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/25/16

Adams State Settles Lawsuit From Banned Former Prof, ACLU For $100,000 – Westword, 7/25/16

Former instructor prevails in free speech lawsuit against Adams State – The Colorado Independent, 7/25/16

ACLU Wins $100K Settlement for Danny Ledonne – The Academe Blog, 7/25/16

Adams State settles ACLU suit brought by ex-professor Danny Ledonne – The Denver Post, 7/25/16

ACLU Wins $100K Settlement for Former Adams State Professor Who Was Banned from Campus after Criticizing the University – ACLU Colorado, 7/25/16

Putting future at risk – The Pueblo Chieftain, 5/7/16

Ex-faculty member has to stay off campus – The Pueblo Chieftain, 3/20/16

Adams State restless over probation issue – The Pueblo Chieftain, 3/19/16

Adams State’s Probation Hard to Understand – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/17/16

Ledonne motion denied in U.S. District Court – Valley Courier, 3/17/16

Lt. governor supports ASU – Valley Courier, 3/11/16

Adams State University on probation – 9 News KUSA TV, 3/10/16

Adams State University on accreditation probation – The Pueblo Chieftain, 3/9/16

Adams State’s President Says Her University Is Accreditor’s ‘Whipping Boy’ – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/9/16

Adams State disputes HLC action – Valley Courier, 3/9/16

The Glaring Evidence That Free Speech Is Threatened on Campus – The Atlantic, 3/4/16

Prof Criticizes Pay, Gets Banished From Campus – WND, 2/18/16

ACLU Attorney Decries Ban Of Blogger By Adams State University – Colorado Public Radio, 2/17/16

Adams State prof who criticized college sues over ban from campus – Colorado Watchdog, 2/16/16

Barred from Adams State, Former Faculty Member Sues over an Utter Lack of Due Process – The FIRE, 2/13/16

Adams State on lawsuit: Bring it on! – The Pueblo Chieftain, 2/12/16

ACLU files suit on behalf of Ledonne, ASU responds to ACLU suit – Valley Courier, 2/11/16

Danny Ledonne: ACLU Sues Adams State over Ban of Former Prof – Westword, 2/11/16

Former Adams State Adjunct Alleges First Amendment, Due Process Violations – Inside Higher Ed, 2/11/16

ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Former Professor Banned from Campus for Criticizing University – SLV Junction, 2/10/16

Ex prof wants access to school – The Pueblo Chieftain, 2/10/16

ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Danny Ledonne – The Academe Blog, 2/10/16

Ledonne v. Adams State University – ACLU Colorado, 2/10/16

Letter to the Editor: Ledonne is a valuable contributor to the community – Valley Courier, 2/9/16

Rating Action: Moody’s downgrades Adams State University (CO)’s to A3; outlook negative – Moody’s Investor Service, 1/26/16

Colorado Community College Profs Seethe Over Low Pay, Lame Raises – Westword, 1/15/16

Danny Ledonne Talks Columbine + Colorado – Popzara Podcast, 11/24/15

A chat with Danny Ledonne about SUPER COLUMBINE MASSACRE RPG & Adams State – with Mundane Matt, 11/23/15

Beverlee’s Bluff: the Real Threat to ASU – The Academe Blog, 11/24/15

Campus Police Chief : Former Faculty Member A Threat To Public Safety Because Of Game He Made 10 Years Ago – Techdirt, 11/23/15

Notoriety as a Rationale for Demonization –  The Academe Blog, 11/22/15

Dev in hot water with college cops over decade-old Columbine Massacre RPG – Gamasutra, 11/18/15

‘Playing Columbine’ to screen at Adams State University – Game Politics, 11/17/15

Columbine Massacre RPG creator banned from college campus, film festival – Ars Technica, 11/17/15

Danny Ledonne on Free Talk Live – Liberty Radio Network, 11/14/15

Danny Ledonne on Super Podcast Action Committee – Game Politics, 11/14/15

ASU issue is still festering – Valley Courier, 11/12/15

Danny Ledonne on Hasta Los Ocho – KRZA 88.7FM, 11/11/15

Adams State Officials cite “Terrorism,” Columbine Concerns in Banning Ex-Prof – Westword, 11/10/15

Pending ASU policy draws attention, fire – Valley Courier, 11/10/15

ASU Police Chief deems Super Columbine Massacre RPG! creator a public safety concern – Game Politics, 11/9/15

ASU cites safety concerns for barring Ledonne from campus – Valley Courier, 11/7/15

What Does It Take to Get Barred from Adams State University? Not Much – Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, 11/3/15

Former Adjunct Faculty Member Banned from ASU Campus: Part 1 – Part 2 –  Part 3 – The Academe Blog, 11/3/15

Adams State U Prez Bans “Disruptive” Adjunct Activist From Campus – Adjunct Nation, 10/29/15

Adams State President Insists Campus Ban of Critic Not Retaliation – Westword, 10/27/15

University threatens former professor for showing up at president’s meetings – The College Fix, 10/27/15

Adams State Bans from Campus Ex-Prof Who Criticized Pay Scale – Westword, 10/19/15

Student files complaint against Adams State University – 9 News KUSA TV, 2/15/15

Adams State University addresses academic fraud – 7 News ABC, 1/18/15

Confessions of a Fixer – The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/30/14

These U.S. Colleges and Majors Are the Biggest Waste of Money – The Atlantic, 3/26/14