Should CU Allow White Supremacist Students On Campus?

A poster of the CU Boulder student posted on the southern entrance to the UMC. (Jan. 26, 2023) (Henry Larson/CU Independent)

A controversy at CU Boulder has sparked debate over freedom of speech and institutional responsibility. It started when, a few weeks back, flyers began to appear across campus with the picture of a male, first-year student who lived in one of the school’s dorms. At the top of the poster was the headline, “A Nazi activist lives on campus.”

The CU Independent reported on the story and found that CU Boulder’s administrators had known of the student’s white supremacist ties before he stepped foot on campus this fall.

According to the reports, administrators declined to comment on the case. As the story spread, they announced the student was no longer enrolled at CU.

KGNU’s Alexis Kenyon spoke with Henry Larson, the editor-in-chief of CU Independent, who broke the story last week.

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Alexis Kenyon

Alexis Kenyon is an experienced radio reporter with more than 15 years of experience creating compelling, sound-rich radio stories for news outlets across the country. Kenyon has master's degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism in radio broadcast and photojournalism. She has worked in KGNU's news department since 2021 as a reporter, editor, and daily news producer. In all her work, she strives to produce thought-provoking, trustworthy journalism that makes other people's stories feel personal. In addition to audio production, Kenyon runs KGNU's news internship program and oversees the department's digital engagement.