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General Assignment Reporter

Elizabeth Hernandez

Elizabeth Hernandez covers social justice and equity issues for The Denver Post, plus a little bit of this and a little bit of that. She joined the newspaper as an intern in 2014 and just kept coming to work until they hired her in 2015. The first-generation college student and CU Boulder graduate has experience covering higher education, civil rights issues and topics for younger readers and underrepresented communities. In 2020, she won the Colorado Press Association鈥檚 Rising Star Award, but her biggest accomplishment is when a source thanks her for listening.

Featured Stories

Gaia Williams poses with her artwork at her apartment in Denver on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. "I know that church communities can be beautiful and religion, itself, isn't necessarily the problem," Williams said. "It's the utter disappointment with the archdiocese. When I was a kid, that made coming out that much more scary." (Photo by Rachel Woolf/Special to the Denver Post)

Denver Archdiocese’s guidance to Catholic schools: Don’t enroll transgender students. Treat gay parents differently.

November 7, 2022 at 9:40 a.m.

This 17-page document obtained by The Denver Post offers guidance to Catholic school administrators on how to handle gay and transgender students, parents and staff. It warns that "the spread...

A teacher of color was let go in Denver. The ripple effects are deep.

August 24, 2022 at 6:03 a.m.

Tim Hern谩ndez, an associate teacher, did not have his contract at Denver's North High School renewed, despite having the support of his English department. Now, he's started a new teaching...

Denver鈥檚 oldest neighborhood was destroyed to build the Auraria Campus. Historians and the displaced are racing to remember it.

March 27, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

As the 50th anniversary of the disbandment of Denver's oldest neighborhood approaches, Colorado historians are eager to capture the stories of the people forced out of that community while they're...

LONGMONT, CO – APRIL 17:An apartment for rent sign is seen at the corner of 8th Avenue and Baker Street in Longmont on Monday, April 17, 2023. The Longmont City Council and Boulder County representatives have endorsed a bill that would prohibit landlords from charging more than one month’s rent as a security deposit. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Colorado renters: Do you feel nickel and dimed by your landlord? The Denver Post wants to hear from you.

August 11, 2024 at 10:12 a.m.

Are you being charged new or unusual fees for things like pest control or lobby maintenance ? Are you required to pay your rent through an online portal that charges...

Four minors in custody after shooting at Aurora police Thursday night, officials say

August 9, 2024 at 4:57 p.m.

Four minors are in police custody after shooting at Aurora police officers Thursday night and being involved in a chase throughout Denver and Aurora, according to Aurora Police.

The Gift of Grace nonprofit sets up outside the Golden Fine Arts Festival last year. (Photo provided by Susan Baldacci)

Golden officials apologize, make amends to nonprofit serving disabled kids

August 7, 2024 at 4:21 p.m.

Golden officials聽also apologized for the tone of their emails about the nonprofit, portions of which were published by The Denver Post on Wednesday in a story about the conflict.

Golden cracks down on moms raising money for disabled kids without permit

August 7, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Susan Baldacci and Laurie Zitoli run The Gift of Grace, a group that began in 2018 to honor Zitoli鈥檚 daughter, Grace, a young woman with Down syndrome who died in...

Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall, center, holds the door open for a tour of the school鈥檚 University Center on the school's Grand Junction campus on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Special to The Denver Post, William Woody)

Colorado Mesa University鈥檚 leaders took a risk to combat FAFSA delays. They lost money 鈥� but consider it a smashing success.

July 28, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

CMU's fall freshman class is up by 30% after implementation of "The Wait is Over" campaign.

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Elizabeth Hernandez

Featured Stories

A teacher of color was let go in Denver. The ripple effects are deep.

Denver鈥檚 oldest neighborhood was destroyed to build the Auraria Campus. Historians and the displaced are racing to remember it.

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Colorado renters: Do you feel nickel and dimed by your landlord? The Denver Post wants to hear from you.

Four minors in custody after shooting at Aurora police Thursday night, officials say

Golden officials apologize, make amends to nonprofit serving disabled kids

Golden cracks down on moms raising money for disabled kids without permit

Colorado Mesa University鈥檚 leaders took a risk to combat FAFSA delays. They lost money 鈥� but consider it a smashing success.

Developer, preservationists clash over a fire-damaged East Colfax eyesore

How do you teach law during unprecedented legal times?

Boulder domestic violence shelter to welcome pets

CU Denver Chancellor Michelle Marks stepping down in August

How FAFSA’s botched rollout has impacted Colorado college enrollment