The University of Colorado Boulder Faculty Assembly has released a statement on its “grave concern” regarding the sole finalist for president of the University of Colorado system.

The assembly called an emergency meeting of the CU Boulder Faculty Senate on Wednesday, which 110 faculty attended, according to the statement. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss presidential nominee Mark Kennedy, president of the University of North Dakota, and the CU system’s Board of Regent’s lone finalist to replace Bruce Benson, who is retiring in July.

A resolution was passed by unanimous vote that reads: “The Faculty Senate expresses its grave concern about the quality and the qualifications of the finalist for the position of President of the University of Colorado.”

The senate also passed a motion regarding specific requests for Kennedy’s visit to CU Boulder on April 26. The motion asked:

• for Kennedy’s remarks to be limited to 10 minutes;

• for faculty to present some of the questions directly without moderation;

• that faculty be able to review and approve moderated questions beforehand; and

• that the open forum be extended beyond its scheduled one-hour limit

Madeline St. Amour: 303-684-5212, mstamour@prairiemountainmedia.com