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The Board of Regents has begun the work of determining the 2023-24 budget for the four-campus system with consideration of three potential budget scenarios for the fiscal year.

With the unanimous approval of the regents, the campus will move forward with a recommendation to rename Fleming the Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building, which is the new home of CU Boulder’s School of Education.

Vice chair of Board of Regents took lessons in leadership from corporate world, the campaign trail – and a CU education.

The CU Board of Regents on Nov. 3 voted to approve seven faculty members, recommended by President Todd Saliman with the concurrence of the systemwide Committee of Distinguished Professors. The board is expected to approve the two newest Distinguished Professors on Feb. 9, with formal recognition of all nine taking place during a board meeting later this spring.

A CU Denver partnership with the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) recently celebrated a milestone, holding “graduation” ceremonies for incarcerated learners who completed a seven-class sequence leading toward a Certificate in Strategic Communication.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents last week showed its enthusiasm and appreciation for progress in one of its key priorities – community outreach and engagement.

Sue Sharkey represented the Fourth Congressional District for two terms on the CU Board of Regents, including two years as chair and three as vice chair.

Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatright last week swore in four members of the University of Colorado Board of Regents who were elected in November.

Ken Montera was elected to the Fifth Congressional District for the term that begins in January 2023. He is the current vice chair of the Board of Regents after being appointed by Gov. Jared Polis upon the departure of Regent Chance Hill.

Frank McNulty has been elected to represent the people of Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District on the University of Colorado Board of Regents.

Mark VanDriel was elected to the CU Board of Regents to serve a six-year term in the new Eighth Congressional District.

Regent-elect Wanda James became the first Black woman elected to the board in over 44 years. She will serve in Colorado’s First Congressional District.

The CU Board of Regents on Nov. 3 voted to approve the cohort of faculty members, recommended by President Todd Saliman with the concurrence of the systemwide Committee of Distinguished Professors. This year’s honorees will be formally recognized during a board meeting in spring 2023.

As votes across Colorado continued to be tallied on Wednesday, three seats on the Board of Regents had been determined, with a fourth too close to call.

The Prison Education program through CU Denver and the Department of Corrections offers college communication classes that provide incarcerated individuals with the skills and confidence to return to their communities.

Starting in May and continuing through September, CU President Todd Saliman and members of the CU Board of Regents joined the CU Outreach & Engagement staff, led by Assistant Vice President for Outreach and Engagement Tony Salazar, on outreach tours across Colorado.

The University of Colorado applauds and supports recent actions by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to strengthen the DACA program through the federal rule-making process.

The University of Colorado Boulder has adopted a land acknowledgment recognizing that Colorado’s flagship campus sits on land that is part of the traditional territories of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Ute and other Indigenous nations with historic and ongoing ties to the state.

The CU president has chosen Judi Diaz Bonacquisti, Ed.D., senior diversity officer, and Chad Marturano as vice president and chief financial officer for the CU system. Both were born and raised in Colorado and have deep experience in higher education.

As associate dean of DEI, del Pino-Jones will provide leadership in all aspects of the school’s DEI programs, including education, research, community outreach, recruitment, and support of faculty, residents, students, and staff.

Kumi Naidoo, a South African activist, Rhodes scholar and former executive director of Greenpeace International, will deliver a keynote speech at this year’s Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit in Boulder, Colorado.

History is rife with examples of demagogues — charismatic leaders who know what the masses want to hear, and who use popular prejudices and false promises to sweep the “common people” into revolt against society’s elites.

The program aims to increase diversity in a field that consists of mostly white men.

A CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) program, it was initiated by former faculty member and current Regent At-Large Lesley Smith.