Statements from the Regents

Statement from University of Colorado Board of Regents on Auraria Campus Protests

The University of Colorado Board of Regents is actively monitoring the protest on the Auraria Campus. We support the rights of our students, faculty, staff and campus visitors to exercise their First Amendment rights. We expect everyone to respect the learning, teaching and business environment that allows our university to function at its fullest extent.  Those who engage in expressive conduct are expected to comply with relevant laws, policies and conduct codes that are intended to create a safe learning environment. Consequences will be imposed as applicable for those who don’t comply with these laws, policies and conduct codes.  

No regent is offering any policy changes in response to the demands.

Additional Statements

 

Statement of Callie Rennison, CU Board of Regents Chair and Ken Montera, CU Board of Regents Vice Chair

We wanted to take a moment to provide an update on the independent review we requested on March 18, 2025. University Counsel's Office has hired outside counsel to perform the review and report back to the Board concerning any possible regent law or policy violations.
 

Statement of Callie Rennison, CU Board of Regents Chair and Ken Montera, CU Board of Regents Vice Chair

As the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Regents, we have requested an independent review of Regent Wanda James' recent efforts to eliminate certain state funding for the Colorado School of Public Health. In 2021, the Colorado legislature created and funded a program directing the Colorado School
 

Freedom of Expression

Congratulations on starting the next stage of your academic journey. The Board of Regents is proud to count you as one of the University of Colorado’s newest students, and we welcome you to our community of scholars. When Colorado’s voters elected us to serve, we took an oath to uphold and protect