Published: Jan. 30, 2020

As the spring semester kicked off, recent weeks included the return of students and welcoming of new students to campus, as well as a host of community events. From the first day of classes to MLK Day celebrations, the chancellor's celebration of scholarships luncheon and a visit from historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, CU Boulder has been busy.

A student rides a bike on the CU Boulder campus on the first day of classes for spring 2020. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado) Students inside an Aerospace Engineering Building classroom on the first day of the spring 2020 semester at CU Boulder. (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado) A scene from the 2020 Martin Luther King Day celebration at the University Memorial Center on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo by Patrick Wine/University of Colorado) Guests at the annual Chancellor’s Celebration of Scholarships Luncheon listen to welcome remarks by Mary Kraus, vice provost and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education. (Photo by Matt Tyrie/University of Colorado) Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin answers Chancellor Phillip DiStefano’s questions during the Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series in Macky Auditorium at CU Boulder. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)

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