March 14, 2018

COMMUNIQUE: University of Colorado leaders decry proposed cuts to federal student aid

Passed in December by the House Education and Workforce Committee, H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, would cut $14.6 billion in student aid over 10 years, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office.

In a March 9 letter to Colorado’s seven-member House delegation, CU leaders write that the resulting erosion of federal support would make college more expensive for students and families in Colorado and throughout the United States. The letter is signed by CU President Bruce Benson and the four campus chancellors, Philip DiStefano, CU Boulder; Venkat Reddy, UCCS; Dorothy Horrell, CU Denver; and Don Elliman, CU Anschutz Medical Campus.