Frequently Asked Questions
What will happen to CSU’s Cultural Resource Centers?
The student resource centers play an essential role in enriching the lives of our students and the entire university community. There will be no substantial changes made to the cultural resource centers at this time. We believe the centers comply with the law because they are open to all students and support our mission of academic achievement for all.
The federal government may force us to change the way the centers operate, and we are working with center directors and other stakeholders to do responsible contingency planning for a variety of scenarios. We only anticipate making changes when and if we are forced to.
A Feb. 20 email from President Parsons regarding the status of the cultural centers shares more information.
Will Student Disability Center services be impacted?
We do not anticipate changes that will impact the Student Disability Center, based on the information currently available.
CSU will continue to follow all state and federal civil rights laws, including those that protect individuals with disabilities. Please see this email from President Parsons regarding the status of all of the cultural centers.
Will there be changes to the Native American Legacy Award?
CSU does not anticipate impacts to NALA.
Do federal actions impact class curriculum?
An executive order issued on Jan. 21 indicated that directives related to diversity, equity and inclusion are not meant to “prohibit persons teaching at a federally funded institution of higher education as part of a larger course of academic instruction” from teaching subjects that the administration may disagree with.
Do federal actions impact academic freedom?
An executive order issued on Jan. 21 indicated that directives related to diversity, equity and inclusion are not meant to “prohibit persons teaching at a federally funded institution of higher education as part of a larger course of academic instruction” from teaching subjects that the administration may disagree with.
Will federal actions change health care offered to students by the Health Network
CSU is continuing to review federal orders and their impact on transgender care.
Do federal actions change CSU's current admissions process?
CSU does not use race as a factor for admissions and is in compliance with Supreme Court case law.
Can I contact government representatives?
Each of us has the right to contact our elected officials to make our opinions known.
University employees should do any advocacy work during personal time and not during work time, and should not use university resources – time, title, email addresses, computers, email lists or other university property.
It is also important that employees not leverage their role as employees and to make it clear in any advocacy efforts that they are acting and speaking as an individual and not on behalf of the university.
More guidance can be found in CSU’s policy regarding Contacts with State and Federal Agencies and Officials, which can be found here – https://policylibrary.colostate.edu/policy.aspx?id=525.