Todd Saliman, CU senior vice president and chief financial officer, will temporarily succeed Mark Kennedy, who was censured in April by the Boulder faculty assembly for a “failure of leadership with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion.”
CU to pay Mark Kennedy $1.3M in departure deal as Republican regents decry removal of president
Former GOP congressman will step down from CU presidency by July 1 after 2 years on job
Shawna Noel Schill
Posted at 9:37 PM, May 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-19 23:37:03-04
BOULDER, Colo. â University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy will receive a $1.3 million lump-sum payment when he departs his role as leader of the four-campus system by July 1, according to an agreement approved by the CU Board of Regents on Wednesday.
The deal outlining the details of Kennedyâs departure after two years on the job passed on an 8-1 vote, with Regent Heidi Ganahl, an at-large Republican, voting no. The regents are expected to name an interim president soon and initiate a search process for a permanent successor.
Former UND President Mark Kennedy preparing to leave the University of Colorado
While he has not resigned as president of CU, Kennedy announced Monday, May 10, that he has entered into discussions with the CU Board of Regents regarding “the orderly transition of the presidency in the coming months,” according to a press release from the University of Colorado. 12:38 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
File photo of former UND President Mark Kennedy. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks HeraldEric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS, N.D. Former University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy is preparing to leave his current position at the University of Colorado, just two years after arriving in Denver.
Former UND President Mark Kennedy preparing to leave University of Colorado
While he has not resigned as president of CU, Kennedy announced Monday, May 10, that he has entered into discussions with the CU Board of Regents regarding “the orderly transition of the presidency in the coming months,” according to a press release from the University of Colorado. 12:22 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
File photo of former UND President Mark Kennedy. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks HeraldEric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
Former UND President Mark Kennedy is preparing to leave his current position at the University of Colorado, just two years after arriving in Denver.