Denver Post: Colorado higher-ed director Skaggs resigns
The official, often at odds with state college presidents, cites a dispute with Gov. Bill Ritter.
Citing a dispute with Gov. Bill Ritter about “a matter which . . . we could not agree,” higher-education chief David Skaggs announced his resignation Friday afternoon.
Neither the governor’s office nor the Department of Higher Education would elaborate on the disagreement. Skaggs had been at the helm of the department for 2 1/2 years.
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Inside Higher Ed: Tenure’s Value … to Society
A judge ruled last week in Colorado that not only is tenure a good thing for the professors who enjoy it, it is valuable to the public. Further, the court ruled that the value (to the public) of tenure outweighed the value of giving colleges flexibility in hiring and dismissing. That is a principle that faculty members say is very important and makes this case about much more than the specific issues at play.
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The Chronicle: Amid Talk of High Ideals, Arguments Close in Ward Churchill’s Lawsuit
The trial in Ward Churchill’s wrongful-dismissal lawsuit against the University of Colorado drew to a close on Wednesday with the embattled professor’s lawyer telling jurors that nothing less than the fate of the Constitution rested in their hands.
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The Denver Post: Churchill jury returns today
A Denver jury will continue deliberating the fate of Ward Churchill’s civil case against the University of Colorado today after meeting for a half-day Wednesday without reaching a verdict.
The four women and two men listened to the case for four weeks and heard 45 witnesses testify in the courtroom of Denver Chief District Judge Larry J. Naves. Two male alternates were sent home after closing arguments Tuesday.
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