Faculty-Staff Edition - Nov. 5, 2021

The CU Board of Regents’ regular meeting Nov. 4–5 included actions and updates on compensation, an academic freedom resolution, COVID-19, distinguished professor appointments and more.
Campus Community
CU Board of Regents approves compensation increases
Base-building increases for eligible university staff and faculty, an increase to stipends for graduate students, graduate student fee remission and one-time retention incentives will take effect in the spring.
BFA approves Faculty Council resolution against external limits on academic discourse
At its November meeting, the Boulder Faculty Assembly approved a resolution and received updates on the GI Bill, the Buff Undergraduate Success Leadership Implementation Team and more.
6 ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ faculty members become distinguished professors
One of the highest CU system honors, six faculty members from the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ campus are now distinguished professors, recognized for their outstanding contributions as researchers and educators.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ to cover fees, increase stipends for graduate students on appointment
Just over two years after the completion of the 2019 report by the Graduate Task Force on Stipends and Benefits, ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ is addressing the task force's top priority and remitting mandatory fees for graduate students on assistantship appointments.
Events & Exhibits
West African Highlife Ensemble to perform Nov. 19
Performing high energy, tightly-knit traditional, neo-traditional and highlife dance music from Ghana, CU’s West African Highlife Ensemble is the first university ensemble in the U.S. to perform highlife music.
‘Urinetown’—a musical satire of politics and social irresponsibility
When aÌýdrought creates a terrible water shortage, the governmentÌýforcesÌýcitizens to use public toilets regulated by a malevolent company. AÌýhero decides he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! See the show Nov. 11–14.Ìý
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