STATEMENT OF INFORMATION:         

On June 1, 2025, a horrific attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall targeted the Jewish community. As a result of the attack, one person died and more than a dozen were injured.

On June 4, 2025, the Board adopted a resolution condemning the June 1, 2025, attack.

On June 1, 2026, a post made on a social media account of Students for Justice in Palestine, an unrecognized student organization, glorified the Pearl Street attack and its perpetrator.

Antisemitism and other forms of discrimination have no place at the University of Colorado, and the Board of Regents is committed to ensuring it remains welcoming to all people. 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: 

RESOLVED That we join with one voice to condemn in the strongest possible terms recent statements made on social media of an unrecognized student organization and anyone who would minimize or condone antisemitic acts of violence. Harming and killing innocent people is not resistance. Those actions do not lead to justice and they should never be celebrated. 

RESOLVED That on the one-year anniversary of the horrifying attack on the Jewish community in Boulder, we reiterate our support for the victims of this vicious attack. We particularly hold up Karen Diamond, who was murdered in the attack, and other members of our CU family who were injured. 

RESOLVED That our tradition as an institution of higher education calls on us to have free, open and rigorous debate and disagreement. That tradition lives comfortably with our commitment to ensuring that every individual finds a path to their education goals free from hate. 

RESOLVED That today, we rededicate ourselves to the continual creation of a CU that welcomes all and stand in solidarity with all in our community and beyond who share this common goal.

RECOMMENDATION FROM:       

Regent Spiegel

PREVIOUS ACTION(S):

On June 4, 2025, the Board adopted a resolution condemning the June 1, 2025, attack.