CU President

A leaked list reveals CU’s regents chose a hyper-conservative politician over higher quality candidates for university president. Through their lack of transparency, regents have lost the trust of the public. By CU Independent Staff

A list of around 30 candidates for CU system president has been leaked to a Colorado news outlet. Four Republican regents have now called for an investigation. By Tory Lysik

Mark Kennedy was confirmed as the next CU president in a 5-4 vote despite significant backlash to his nomination. By Carina Julig

Amid a report from the CU Faculty Council that Kennedy misrepresented himself during the search process, two regents say they will vote against his confirmation. By Carina Julig

Marking Kennedy’s final forum this week, the CU presidential finalist faced tough questions and vocal pushback from the Boulder audience. By Carina Julig

More on the presidential search process behind Kennedy’s nomination and the alternative outcomes students are exploring. By Robert Tann

Faculty from CU as well as Kennedy’s past universities provided the CUI with a range of opinions toward his nomination. By Carina Julig

Wherein we devote more time to calling out the Regents’ decision process than they spent interviewing their sole finalist. By Alex Wolf-Root

Hundreds gathered to protest the selection of Mark Kennedy as the sole CU presidential finalist on Norlin Quad on Monday. By Carina Julig and Tory Lysik

While Mark Kennedy defends his anti-LGBT record, community members continue to raise concerns about transparency in regard to the Board of Regents decision. By Carina Julig