BOULDER, Colo.—A proposal to bar discrimination on the basis of political affiliation at the University of Colorado system is headed back to the Board of Regents after a subcommittee vote Tuesday.
The proposal to amend the university nondiscrimination policy will go before the regents at their Sept. 16-17 meeting.
The proposal stems from concern among some regents that the system has a liberal bias, especially in Boulder, the university’s biggest and best-known campus, the Boulder Daily Camera reported Wednesday ().
A similar resolution went before the full board in June, but regents asked for more information.
The nine-member board is elected and currently has a Republican majority.
Allegations of liberal bias are occasionally raised against the university.
In June, regents approved a survey to determine whether the system respects diversity, including in political views. The survey is expected to cost about $100,000.
The regents are still asking researchers for information and have not yet awarded a contract for the study, university spokesman Ken McConnellogue said Wednesday.
The Boulder campus also has a new position of visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy, funded by private donations.
The university’s other campuses are in Colorado Springs, Denver and Aurora.
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Information from: Daily Camera,
