The bill that threw low-income Colorado students under the bus

I just had a difficult conversation with one of my favorite students. A brilliant, motivated and focused first-generation college student from Denver, she relies on work-study to help fund her education. As a college professor, I had planned to hire her as a research assistant using her work-study funding, both supporting my research and building [

By: Ian Zuckerman

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 754

Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

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I just had a difficult conversation with one of my favorite students. A brilliant, motivated and focused first-generation college student from Denver, she relies on work-study to help fund her education. As a college professor, I had planned to hire her as a research assistant using her work-study funding, both supporting my research and building her resume for law school.

In undergraduate mentoring, I’ve leaned on work-study as a way to compensate for the inequities …

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