Boulder Revokes Speaking Responsibilities for Eastman
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The University of Colorado at Boulder has revoked visiting professor John Eastman’s outreach and speaking responsibilities as a representative of the Benson Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy, the Boulder
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Eastman spoke alongside President Trump at the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C., that directly preceded the riot that same day at the Capitol building by the president’s supporters. In his speech Eastman made baseless allegations of widespread election fraud.
“Effective Jan. 21, the University of Colorado Boulder relieved John Eastman of duties related to outreach and speaking as a representative of the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization,” the university said in a statement to the
Graduate students demand an end to mandatory fees
January 14, 2021
Students gather around the buffalo statue in the Regent Administrative Center in protest of graduate student fees. Oct. 21, 2019 (Kevin Wu / CU Independent)
Dean of the Graduate School E. Scott Adler responded on Tuesday to demands from graduate workers to eliminate student fees. Graduate students feel that Adler failed to address their concerns in his response.
United Campus Workers Colorado (UCWC), launched a letter-writing campaign on Dec. 22, 2020, encouraging activists to email Dean Adler with the subject line, “Would you pay CU $17,380 every year just to work?”
UCWC found that, on average, graduate students return 7.9% of their salaries to the university through student fees. Using 2020 salary data, the group displays how much money administrators would contribute if they paid the same percentage of their income. Based on these calculations, President Mark Kennedy would have to pay $67,150, Chancellor