Candidate for University of Colorado Regent - At Large in 2024 Colorado General Election.
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Get StartedA college education can transform lives. We must ensure that every qualified scholar in CO can get a college degree without being burdened with debt. Let’s keep tuition in check, provide more affordable student housing, lower the cost of books, lock in tuition rates starting Freshman year, and build up our endowment and use that money to drive down the cost of tuition. Let’s promote programs that help students bridge to college and persist to graduation, especially for first-generation college students and students from low-income backgrounds. We also need to push for more state funding and fix TABOR so we can better fund higher education in CO, now ranked near the bottom in the nation in higher-ed funding. Learn more
As Regent, I will work with our administrators, faculty, and students to make strides in diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially in areas where the data shows we need to do better, such as improving our retention rates for students and faculty of color and increasing geographic diversity among students. Learn more
As Regent, I will fight for academic freedom and ensure that CU continues to protect this core value of our university system. Learn more
As Regent, I will be a strong supporter of CU athletics and our student athletes. Learn more
I will push the university to become a more sustainable enterprise. To start, we need address the climate crisis by setting ambitious and measurable targets for reducing our carbon emissions. As CU Regent, I will push the university system to set a goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and eliminating direct emissions by 2040. To accomplish this goal, we will need to invest in clean, renewable energy sources for our buildings, divest from fossil fuel securities, and use our multi-billion procurement power to contract with green businesses. We also need to better conserve water—our planet’s most precious natural resource—and protect our environment. Learn more
CU permits concealed carry on campus. This is fundamentally wrong. No matter how you feel about guns—whether you are an ardent defender of the 2nd Amendment or think all guns should be banned—we can all reasonably agree that there are certain sensitive places that guns simply do not belong, and campuses and classrooms are among those places. We have the authority under state and federal law to ban conceal carry, and as Regent I will be a voice for doing so. Learn more
Some employees at CU are currently unable to collectively bargain and unionize. As regent, I will work to change this policy and support the ability of all CU workers to collectively bargain and unionize. It's the right thing to do for our workers, who are essential to our university's success. Learn more
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