2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Winners

April 29, 2021

The Graduate and Professional Student Government is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. During this inaugural award year, we received 12 applications and awarded 5 awards with 3 honorable mentions. We will post more about the award recipients this summer so you can...

Statement Regarding Chauvin Trial

April 20, 2021

We at GPSG stand in solidarity with the family of George Floyd and the communities in Minneapolis that have too long suffered the fatal costs of institutionalized white supremacy. Today's announced guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin will hopefully bring some small solace to a grieving community. However, we recognize that...

Resolution to Support the Censure of Mark Kennedy

April 14, 2021

During the April 14th meeting, the GPSG Assembly voted to approve a resolution to support the censure of CU system President Mark Kennedy by the Boulder Faculty Assembly. Resolution Summary On March 29, 2021, the Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) Executive Committee moved that the BFA vote on a formal censure...

Statement on Law School's Proposed Tuition Increase

March 29, 2021

With relief and excitement, we appreciate today's announcement from the Provost that the University of Colorado will be moving closer to pre-pandemic operations in the next academic year. However, the university's budget has not fully recovered from the past year, and although the state legislature has restored the CU system...

Statement Regarding March 22 Mass Shooting in Boulder

March 23, 2021

Graduate and Professional Students at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, We are once again writing to you about another extraordinary trauma. Ten members of our community have been murdered and taken from us in the most violent and horrific way. We know many of you call South Boulder home and frequent the grocery...

Statement Regarding March 16 Mass Shooting

March 17, 2021

Read our latest statement regarding the recent mass shooting from the GPSG officer and executive teams: Yesterday, an individual murdered eight people at three different spas in the Atlanta area. Although the details of this case are still unfolding, we at GPSG recognize that this violent tragedy is part of...

Statement Condemning Dr. John Eastman

Jan. 15, 2021

Read our latest statement regarding the promotion of violence, treason, and sedition by visiting scholar Dr. John Eastman from the GPSG officer and executive teams: Over the course of the Fall 2020 semester, we at GPSG have issued several statements on the xenophobic, anti-democratic sentiments that John Eastman has perpetuated...

Response to College of Arts and Sciences Statement on the Budget

Dec. 4, 2020

Read our latest statement regarding the statement about the College of Arts and Sciences budget from our Director of Legislative Affairs, Matt Harvey : On Wednesday, December 2 nd , the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences released a statement illustrating the dire forecast for the university’s...

Statement Regarding Visiting Scholar, Dr. John Eastman

Nov. 11, 2020

Read our latest statement regarding recent claims made by visiting scholar Dr. John Eastman from our Director of Legislative Affairs, Matt Harvey : We at GPSG recognize that the past week has been harrowing and exhausting for our Buff community. Graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, and staff have carried the physical...

Statement Regarding Anti-Bias Training

Oct. 19, 2020

Read our latest statement regarding the recent executive order barring anti-bias training from our Director of Legislative Affairs, Matt Harvey : On September 22nd, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping . This order mandates that institutions that receive federal funds are barred from...

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