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CU leadership reaffirms support for DACA students after Supreme Court ruling

June 18, 2020

In a joint statement, Chancellor Phil DiStefano, CU President Mark Kennedy and chancellors from three other CU campuses reiterated their support for DACA students, who are 鈥渧alued members of our community who add a unique perspective and enrich the diversity of our campuses.鈥�

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University Libraries share Juneteenth resources

June 18, 2020

University Libraries personnel have created a resource guide to celebrate Juneteenth, offering information on local and virtual events, digital projects, resources for learning more and ways to celebrate at home.

Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano

Chancellor announces immediate anti-racism actions to transform campus

June 18, 2020

Chancellor Philip DiStefano announced the immediate actions for change he and his administration will take to transform the CU Boulder experience for Black students, faculty and staff; for all students, faculty and staff of color; and for other marginalized individuals and groups.

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CU Boulder announces $2.5 million endowed chair in optics and photonics

June 18, 2020

A new endowed chair at JILA will support researchers from historically underrepresented groups in making new advancements in laser technology.

Hillary Potter

Why is Juneteenth gaining momentum?

June 18, 2020

Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Liberation Day, Juneteenth celebrates the day when Union Army General Gordon Granger read aloud the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas鈥撯�搒upposedly the last place in the U.S. to hear of its passage. Learn more from Associate Professor Hillary Potter.

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CU Pride has a new home at cu.edu

June 18, 2020

A new CU system website celebrates the university鈥檚 LGBTQ+ community and reaffirms the values of diversity and inclusivity. The site launches just in time for the Denver PrideFest, which CU is again sponsoring.

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CUPD and CU Boulder Pride Office celebrate partnership

June 18, 2020

The CU Police Department has identified several officers and civilian employees as liaisons to the Pride Office within the CU Boulder Center for Inclusion and Social Change.

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From your graduate student government: Ensuring all students feel safe, welcome and valued

June 16, 2020

Racial disparities exist in virtually every aspect of our society, and UGGS will tirelessly continue our work to ensure all students feel safe, welcome, and valued in our campus community.

Graduate School Dean Scott Adler

From Dean Adler: Our commitment to building a more diverse graduate student body

June 16, 2020

The emotional turmoil and inequities laid bare during these past few weeks create an urgency for the Graduate School to address issues of access and inequality on campus and foster new pathways to graduate education for underrepresented students.

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Chancellor Philip DiStefano supports SCOTUS LGBTQ+ civil rights decision

June 15, 2020

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender employees. Chancellor Philip DiStefano supported the ruling, which extends to millions of employees around the country.

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