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Government Affairs Updates What the FY25 budget-reconciliation bill means for higher education 

The law sets new financial-aid parameters and accountability measures for colleges, which will be phased in over the next few years.

Supporting Students New monthlong welcome-back programming launches for students

Faculty and staff members are invited to participate in ‘Ready, Set, Rowdy!’ and help foster community on campus.

Workplace Experience Newly released state accessibility standards offer greater flexibility for achieving inclusion 

Compliance is a campuswide effort. Discover tools, training and guidance to support accessible digital content.

Supporting Students Recreation and Well-being director brings multifaceted approach to student welfare 

In new role, Richard Miccio will bring together multiple departments and disciplines with a singular goal.

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Cheerleaders perform at convocation
Supporting Students PHOTOS: Rowdy Rally kicks off the semester

MSU Denver’s convocation brought new traditions, school spirit and a full day of celebration to welcome students.

Government Affairs Updates

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Government Affairs Updates Federal policy highlights: in case you missed it 

Your quick guide to this summer’s U.S. government moves in higher education

Miniature graduation cap with red tassel placed on top of scattered U.S. hundred-dollar bills, symbolizing student loans and education costs
Government Affairs Updates MSU Denver graduate programs stay within new federal loan limits 

Despite recent changes to federal borrowing caps and repayment plans, the University's graduate degrees remain affordable.

A hand arranges three wooden blocks with icons of a school building, a graduate with coins, and a calculator.
Government Affairs Updates What the FY25 budget-reconciliation bill means for higher education 

The law sets new financial-aid parameters and accountability measures for colleges, which will be phased in over the next few years.

Applying for financial aid on laptop
Government Affairs Updates U.S. Department of Education expands effort to combat fraud 

Students using financial aid this summer may need to verify their identity.

Supporting Students

Cheerleaders perform at convocation
Supporting Students PHOTOS: Rowdy Rally kicks off the semester

MSU Denver’s convocation brought new traditions, school spirit and a full day of celebration to welcome students.

Exterior view of the MSU Denver Access Center in the Plaza Building
Supporting Students A new way to get support from the Access Center 

Launching this fall, the Accommodations Hub provides a secure, centralized system for managing academic accommodations from start to finish.

Group of CAMP students
Supporting Students College Assistance Migrant Program halted amid funding lapse  

University plans to support impacted students through other programs as it reflects on decades of success in supporting students from farmworker families.

Members of the MSU Denver cheer squad at Convocation 2024
Supporting Students New monthlong welcome-back programming launches for students

Faculty and staff members are invited to participate in ‘Ready, Set, Rowdy!’ and help foster community on campus.

Roadrunner Community

MSU Denver President Janine Davidson speaks on stage during the “President’s Welcome Back” event, wearing a red blazer and smiling toward the audience, with a podium and red, white, and blue balloon decorations in the background.
Roadrunner Community President’s Welcome Back event kicks off MSU Denver’s 60th-anniversary celebration 

Annual gathering greets employees in return to campus for a historic year.

Graduates at the spring commencement ceremony in 1969.
Roadrunner Community PHOTOS: A look back at 60 years of excellence

For six decades, MSU Denver has been more than a university — it has been a catalyst for transformation. 

Students try out the airplane simulation in the School of Aviation and Aerospace
Roadrunner Community More than $3 million awarded to support students, families and community innovation 

Celebrate faculty and staff members who secured grants and additional funding in the first half of 2025.

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Roadrunner Community Enhanced agenda, new opportunities: Don’t miss MSU Denver’s Community Collab Summit 

RSVP to connect with colleagues and attend the Sept. 12 event.