CU-Boulder Sources on U.S. Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decisions
June 18, 2003

NEWS TIP SHEET

Key campus administrators, faculty, staff and students at the University of Colorado at Boulder are available for comment regarding the forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action in the University of Michigan cases.

Responses to the Supreme Court's decisions by CU-Boulder Chancellor Richard L. Byyny and Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity, will be available soon after the decisions are announced.

CU-Boulder law Professor Emily Calhoun said schools and universities use flexible admission policies in choosing applicants because test scores and grade-point averages are generally believed to be very limited indicators of merit.

"Standardized test scores and grade-point averages measure only a very narrow range of abilities and achievements and are inadequate predictors of future success," said Calhoun. "Universities have looked beyond numbers to geographic residence, economic status, work experience and family connections in making admissions decisions."

In addition, the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law at the University of Colorado School of Law will offer a panel presentation, "What Do the Michigan Affirmative Action Decisions Mean for Universities and Colleges? A Discussion by Constitutional Law Scholars," on July 1 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom of the Fleming Law Building.

For more information on the panel, or to confirm attendance, contact Catherine Rafferty at (303) 492-8049 or Catherine.Rafferty@colorado.edu.

For information on the campus response to the court's decision, contact Monteith Mitchell in University Communications at (303) 492-5526 or Dirk Martin in the CU-Boulder Office of News Services at (303) 492-3140.

Following is the list of campus sources:

Key Contacts

Phil DiStefano
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
(303) 492-5537
Phil.DiStefano@Colorado.Edu

Ron Stump
Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
(303) 492-8477
Stump@Colorado.Edu

Ofelia Miramontes
Associate Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Equity
(303) 735-2890
Ofelia.Miramontes@Colorado.Edu

Other Sources

Barb Schneider
Executive Director, Admissions
Phone: (303) 492-6694
Barbara.Schneider@Colorado.Edu

Robert Nagel
Professor, School of Law
(303) 492-8428
Robert.Nagel@Colorado.Edu

Richard Collins
Professor and Director of Byron White Center, School of Law
(303) 492-5493
Richard.Collins@Colorado.Edu

Emily Calhoun
Professor, School of Law
(303) 492-7592
Emily.Calhoun@Colorado.Edu

David Getches
Dean, School of Law
(303) 492-7377 (office), (303) 492-3084 (assistant Jeannie Patton)
David.Getches@Colorado.Edu

Garnett Tatum
Director, Department of Equal Opportunity
(303) 492-6706
Garnett.Tatum@Colorado.Edu

Alphonse Keasley
Director, Minority Arts & Sciences Program
(303) 492-8229
Alphonse.Keasley@Colorado.Edu

Nicole Houston
President, Black Student Alliance
Nicole.Houston@Colorado.Edu

Elease Robbins
Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
(303) 492-8476
Elease.Robbins@Colorado.Edu

Karon Johnson
Director, Financial Aid
(303) 492-8223
Karon.Johnson@Colorado.Edu

Aswad Allen
Director, Office of Diversity Affairs, Leeds School of Business
(303) 735-5644
Aswad.Allen@Colorado.Edu

Sergio Gonzales
UCSU Tri-Executive
UCSU: (303) 492-7475
Sergio.Gonzales@Colorado.Edu

Vershara Suddeth-Lott
UCSU Tri-Executive
UCSU: (303) 492-3240
Vershara.Suddeth-lott@Colorado.Edu

David Aragon
Director, Multicultural Engineering Program
(303) 492-2944
Aragond@Colorado.Edu

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