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Colorado universities grapple with retention of faculty of color amid staff departures, allegations of racism

School leaders say they’re taking departures seriously and looking into ways to improve retention

Luis Vargas poses for a portrait at the offices of Rocky Mountain Humnanistic Counseling and Psychology in Colorado Springs on Dec. 14, 2023. Vargas says he was pushed out of his job at Regis University after he made allegations he was racially discriminated against. (Photo by Mark Reis/Special to The Denver Post)
Luis Vargas poses for a portrait at the offices of Rocky Mountain Humnanistic Counseling and Psychology in Colorado Springs on Dec. 14, 2023. Vargas says he was pushed out of his job at Regis University after he made allegations he was racially discriminated against. (Photo by Mark Reis/Special to The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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These exoduses or reductions in duties of marginalized faculty have prompted outcry and nuanced conversations about the racism that can exist in scholarly spaces, as well as the insidious nature of feeling discriminated against because of race in a field that so often prides itself on its inclusive ideals.
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