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Kennedy was president of the University of North Dakota prior to accepting the job in Denver.
May 10, 2021
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DENVER – University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy has announced he would be stepping down from his position.The Monday announcement comes nearly two weeks after University of Colorado Boulder faculty and students voted to censure Kennedy for his actions and comments surrounding diversity.
The CU Board of Regents switched from a Republican to a Democratic majority for the first time in nearly 40 years after its November election.
Kennedy was president of the University of North Dakota prior to accepting the job in Denver.
University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy will step down from his position, announcing Monday that he has begun discussing a transition of the presidency with the CU Board of Regents.
Kennedy, who was hired as president in May 2019, said the transition would happen in the coming months.
“I appreciate the many smart and dedicated people who work hard every day to help the university meet its mission to serve its students,” Kennedy said. “CU is one of the country’s great public universities and I have every confidence it will continue to build on its strong reputation and upward trajectory.”
DENVER University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy announced Monday he would be stepping down from his position.
“The Board of Regents has a new makeup this year, which has led to changes in its focus and philosophy,” Kennedy said in a statement.
The announcement comes nearly two weeks after University of Colorado Boulder faculty and students voted to censure Kennedy for his actions and comments surrounding diversity.
The CU Board of Regents switched from a Republican to a Democratic majority for the first time in nearly 40 years after its November election, The Denver Post reported.
Kennedy is a former Republican congressman who served Minnesota House districts before he was defeated by Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the state’s 2006 Senate election.
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DENVER University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy announced Monday he would be stepping down from his position. The Board of Regents has a new makeup this year, which has led to changes in its focus and philosophy, Kennedy said in a statement.
The announcement comes nearly two weeks after University of Colorado Boulder faculty and students voted to censure Kennedy for his actions and comments surrounding diversity.
The CU Board of Regents switched from a Republican to a Democratic majority for the first time in nearly 40 years after its November election, the Denver Post reported.
Kennedy is a former Republican congressman who served Minnesota House districts before he was defeated by Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the state s 2006 Senate election.
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File photo of Mark Kennedy speaking at a forum on the CU Boulder campus as a University of Colorado presidential finalist in April 2019.
University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy announced Monday he would be stepping down from his position.
“The Board of Regents has a new makeup this year, which has led to changes in its focus and philosophy,” Kennedy said in a statement.
The announcement comes nearly two weeks after University of Colorado Boulder faculty and students voted to censure Kennedy for his actions and comments surrounding diversity. The Boulder Faculty Assembly approved a motion that cited “failure of leadership with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion.”