Power of Community-Based Learning: Colorado College and the Southern Poverty Law Center Partner to Help Immigrants

The Association of American Colleges & Universities posted "Partnering for Immigrant Freedom: Colorado College and the Southern Poverty Law Center," in the Campus Models & Case Studies section of their website.

The article highlights courses offered both on campus and in Georgia over several summers as part of a partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center.  Eric Popkin, associate professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Colorado College, has taught many community engagement courses that give students a first-hand look at the immigration crisis. 

You can learn more about Popkin and his approach to community-based learning through a video posted by Colorado College, "An Activist’s Heart: Eric Popkin’s Unique Community-Based Learning Approach Gives Students an Inside Look at Immigration Issues."

Naropa University Acquires Assets of Boulder College of Massage Therapy

The Boulder Daily Camera reports that Naropa University acquired the assets of the Boulder College of Massage Therapy which closed in 2014.  Naropa intends to begin offer the programs again within a couple of years.  The College of Massage Therapy began in 1974, one year before Naropa was founded.  Naropa University enrolled 992 students this past year.