The Denver Post interview's those at the helm of Colorado's higher education in the editorial department of The Denver Post on April 6, 2012. Bruce Benson, University of Colorado president. Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post [Getty Images]

The Denver Post interview's those at the helm of Colorado's higher education in the editorial department of The Denver Post on April 6, 2012. Bruce Benson, University of Colorado president. Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post via Getty Images) — see more

The Denver Post interview's those at the helm of Colorado's higher education in the editorial department of The Denver Post on April 6, 2012. Bruce Benson, University of Colorado president. Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post via Getty Images)