CU Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz calls for audacious ideas to increase the university’s societal impact in his 2026 State of the Campus address. The address marks CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary and includes plans to offer every first-year undergraduate a Residential Learning Community experience at no extra charge by fall 2027.
CU Boulder announces plans for a yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary in 2026. The university launches a dedicated webpage and schedules stories, exhibits and events throughout 2026 as part of the celebration, highlighting its impact on people, communities and society.
Chancellor Justin Schwartz appoints Ann Huff Stevens as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, effective July 15, 2025. Stevens previously served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin and succeeds Russell Moore, who stepped down after 15 years as provost.
Thirty-two current and former physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder are named among the recipients of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. The prize recognizes four international collaborations working at the Large Hadron Collider.
