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CU's new president, a former congressman who later led the University of North Dakota, talks about his small-town youth, the future of work and his vision for CU.

President Bruce D. Benson's column from the fall 2017 issue.

President Bruce D. Benson's column from the spring 2017 issue.

Bruce Benson's column from the spring 2012 issue.

Editor's note from the winter 2011 issue.

Fourth-generation CU alum Alan Cass grew up on campus playing in the ditches and fishing for crawdads in Varsity Lake with strung bacon.

The Fall 2011 column from President Bruce D. Benson.

<p>With severe state budget cuts looming, CU President Bruce Benson and other frustrated higher education leaders are asking lawmakers for the flexibility to raise tuition as they feel necessary.</p>

<p>In November Colorado voters elected two first-generation Americans — also among the youngest ever elected — to serve on the CU Board of Regents, making it the most diverse board ever. </p>