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Sometimes heat in a
kitchen overwhelms the occupants. The embattled president of the University of Colorado,
Betsy Hoffman, resigned. During her 5 years, problems have accumulated and languished
without concrete resolutions. |
| Her announcement
comes amidst Colorado's premiere university's struggles to handle internal and external
political and cultural forces. The concept of tenure is being analyzed and about to be
redefined by some institutions, including perhaps CU. CU must deal with growing pressures
resulting from the alleged use of sex, alcohol and drugs in its recruiting of football
players. Also adding difficulty to her work load was the question of how to handle Ward
Churchill. He is the ethnic studies professor who wrote an essay comparing some victims of
the 9/11 terror attacks to a Nazi leader. His ongoing public comments and talks on the
lecture circuit have ignited controversy in educational, political, legal, and ethical
areas. |
| Hoffman, who has
served as CU president for five years, submitted a letter of resignation to CU's Board of
Regents. In it she said, "I have spoken many times about my view of principled
leadership... It has become clear to me that, amid the serious matters the University of
Colorado now confronts, my role as the leader of the University has become an issue." |
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