Tag: Executive
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University of Colorado renames DEI office to ‘Office of Collaboration’
The University of Colorado has apparently renamed its diversity, equity and inclusion office to the “Office of Collaboration.” An X user spotted the move and posted it on the social media platform, calling it a “new one.” The name change appears to be driven by President Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Contains strong language: DPS Board of Education Vice President Auon’tai Anderson talks about accepting “troubled kids”
DPS Board of Education Vice President Auon’tai Anderson maintains the district should welcome “troubled kids” in a newly-released video. The DPS board had met a day after a student shot two school administrators at East High.
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Footage from tense DPS Board meeting following shooting released
Following a string of violent incidents in Denver Public Schools, the Board of Education held a closed-door executive session to discuss the reinstatement of school resource officers and other topics while tensions flared. In this video DPS Vice President Auon’tai Anderson and Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero argue over Marrero’s release of a letter.
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Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough: ‘This isn’t a stepping stone for me’
Kelly Brough is no stranger to firsts. She’s been the “first” at least three times in her life, and there’s potential for a fourth. She’s one of 17 people, and five women, vying to be Denver’s 46th mayor. Each time she became the “first” — first on-call snowplow driver at Stapleton Airport, first female head of…
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Denver’s Colfax bus rapid transit project contract sparks concerns, questions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The fallout of Denver International Airport’s first failed attempt at the Great Hall project still haunts Denver District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer. That project fell apart in 2019 and quickly devolved into a “he said, she said, they said,” debacle, she said at a Tuesday…
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Metro Moves: Regis University names new president
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New president Regis University named Salvador D. Aceves as its new president effective Jan. 1, according to a news release. Aceves, the university’s first lay…
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Metro Moves: Tech innovator opens headquarters in Denver
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. HEADQUARTERS The Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced a tech innovator chose Denver for its…
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Polis names new CU regent for 5th district, Switchbacks president named to Colorado Tourism Board
Gov. Jared Polis named Ken Montera on Monday to represent the 5th Congressional District, which includes Colorado Springs, on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. Montera, a Republican, ran for an at-large seat on the board unsuccessfully in 2018. He will replace Chance Hill, who resigned his seat last month to “pursue new professional…